The Bahamas and Cuba to sign Delimitation of Maritime Boundaries Agreement

The Bahamas and Cuba to sign Delimitation of Maritime Boundaries Agreement
By Lindsay Thompson
Oct 3, 2011 - 12:03:44 PM

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs held a farewell reception for His
Excellency José Luis Ponce Caraballo, Resident Ambassador of the
Republic of Cuba to the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, on Friday,
September 30, 2011 at the Wyndham Nassau Resort and Crystal Palace
Casino on Cable Beach. Pictured are Deputy Prime Minister and Minister
of Foreign Affairs the Hon Brent Symonette, and Ambassador Ponce. (BIS
Photo/Kris Ingraham)

Nassau, Bahamas – The Commonwealth of The Bahamas and the Republic of
Cuba will participate in a Signing Ceremony for the Delimitation of
Maritime Boundaries Agreement, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on
Monday, October 3, 2011 at 2 p.m.

Experts from both countries have been engaged in negotiations at the
technical level since 1998.

Outgoing Cuban Ambassador, His Excellency Jose Luis Ponce Caraballo,
will sign the agreement on behalf of Cuba, before his official departure
on Wednesday, October 5, 2011. An official farewell reception was held
Friday, September 30, 2011 at the Wyndam Nassau Resort and Crystal
Palace Casino.

\Cabinet gave its approval on Thursday, September 29, 2011, for the
agreement to be signed.The agreement calls for waters between The
Bahamas and Cuba to be clearly marked and defined. Amongst other things.

Further details of the agreement will be discussed with the media during
a press conference following the signing ceremony at the Ministry of
Foreign Affairs headquarters in the Goodman's Bay Corporate Centre, West
Bay Street.

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