Commonwealth Secretary-General congratulates new Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister

17 June 2014
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Kamalesh Sharma said he was heartened by Prime Minister Gaston Browne鈥檚 announcement of the role youth would play in his Cabinet and development initiatives

In a message to Mr Browne, Mr Sharma said he was heartened by the Prime Minister鈥檚 announcement of the role youth would play in his Cabinet and development initiatives. The Secretary-General said the Commonwealth, through its vibrant youth programme, also has a strong emphasis on youth leadership and entrepreneurship.

Mr Sharma added that the 糖心探花 remains committed to continuing to provide any assistance that may be needed to support Antigua and Barbuda鈥檚 national developmental efforts and to further the Commonwealth鈥檚 collectively agreed values and goals.

Commonwealth Deputy Secretary-General Deodat Maharaj will attend the CARICOM Summit next month to discuss the collective interests and concerns of Commonwealth small states in important and high-level forthcoming deliberations such as the UN SIDS Summit in Apia, Samoa in September, and the discussions of the UN Post-2015 development framework, to both of which the Commonwealth is making substantive contributions.