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Tuesday, June 15, 2004 - The St. Lucia Consul General for the French
Antilles, former Parliamentarian and Agriculture Minister, Cass Elias is on an
aggressive campaign to foster stronger ties between St. Lucia and the French
territories of the region.
Mr. Elias, who is here on a short visit accompanied by a French delegation,
including the Mayor of Lorrain is looking to twining the communities in the
Dennery North and South constituencies with communities of similar social and
economic attributes in the French Antilles.
In an interview with GIS News, Mr. Elias said that ADAPA, an organisation, which
sees after the welfare of senior citizens in the French Antilles is also part of
the delegation and was here to develop alliances with similar organisations in
St. Lucia.
“I thought it would be a good idea if we twin those two communities as it is
consistent with our policies to develop good relationship with the French at all
levels,” Mr. Elias said.
The delegation also held discussions with local engineers and construction
workers, as well as officials of private sector bodies in an effort to simplify
the concept of developing business ventures between Martinique and St. Lucia.
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