States Presence in the International Community Essential
Caption: Prime Minister Wescot-Williams at the Lecture on German and Latin American and Caribbean Federation Governments Last Week
The Prime Minister of St. Maarten the Honorable Sarah Wescot-Williams stressed the importance of reaching out to the international community to enhance growth for St. Maarten in the years to come.
The Prime Minister, who gave her remarks while meeting with German ambassador to the Dutch Kingdom Kremp, stated that it behooves the country to explore its place within the international community much more significantly: "Ambassador Kremp and I have discussed talking about the vision of the Federation of Germany with respects to the regions of the Caribbean and Latin America. For us on St. Maarten it is important to take this information and collectively decide how we can move forward as a country with regards to our international relations. As we have often spoken about here on St. Maarten it is good to know that our country is starting to portray ourselves to the outer world in terms of our international representation. There are many opportunities out there which we can tap into in the realm of international cooperation that will move St. Maarten forward," stressed the Prime Minister.
The Prime Minister also emphasized that St. Maarten should utilize its position as a hub or sub-hub within the region: "Where do we go as a country and where do we go as St. Maarten? Members of the Chamber of Commerce and I have had many discussions on a topic strong on the agenda of Government which is utilizing the role of St. Maarten as a sub-hub or a hub in the Caribbean. In order for us to maximize the potential that St. Maarten has as a country we need to jointly decide on a course forward and we need to ask ourselves what we should do with the potential regarding the opportunities that are out there for St. Maarten as a country in the Caribbean Region and indeed part of the bigger world. We need to be able to step up to the plate and come up with a joint approach on how to move St. Maarten forward socially, economically and administratively," concluded the Prime Minister.