Secretariat congratulates Mexico on the anniversary of its independence

The Secretariat of the Association of Caribbean States (ACS) congratulates the United Mexican States on the occasion of the commemoration of its independence, gained 212 years ago, September 16, 1810.

Mexico currently shares the vice-chairmanship of the ACS Ministerial Council with Jamaica and is part of the ACS Group of Three sub-group, which also includes Colombia and Venezuela. The ACS acknowledges Mexico's invaluable contribution to the work of the Association as a Member State and looks forward to its continued support in achieving the goals of the Association.

About the ACS

The Association of Caribbean States is the organization for consultation, cooperation and concerted action in trade, transport, sustainable tourism and natural disasters in the Greater Caribbean. Its Member States are Antigua & Barbuda, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico, Jamaica, Nicaragua, Panama, St. Kitts & Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad & Tobago and Venezuela. Its Associate Members are Aruba, Curacao, (France on behalf of French Guiana, Saint Barthelemy and Saint Martin ), Guadeloupe, Martinique, Sint Maarten, (The Netherlands on behalf of Bonaire, Saba, and Sint Eustatius ), Turks and Caicos.