Basseterre, St. Kitts and Nevis: Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, Dr. Terrance Drew exchanged several significant dialogues with United States Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs, Brian Nichols and United States Ambassador to St. Kitts and Nevis, Roger Nyhus.
The leader of the nation called it a very productive bilateral meeting and held fruitful discussions on the growth and development of the island nation. The representatives of both of the nations aimed to strengthen their ties and foster their relations between the United States, St. Kitts and Nevis and the entire Caribbean region.
PM Drew shared the glimpses of his meeting with the delegates and stated “Earlier today I had a very productive bilateral meeting.”
Notably, PM Drew was attending the 4th International Conference on Small Island Developing States, effective from 27th May and continuing till 30th May 2024. PM Drew makes the best use of this conference and sheds light on various problems being faced by small island developing states. He actively participated in all the meetings and focused on addressing all the challenges in order to promote sustainability and growth in SIDS.
Moreover, PM Drew met United States Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland, who was joined by Roger Nyhus, the United States Ambassador to St. Kitts and Nevis. The delegates held discussions on climate change and its devastating impact on small island developing states like St. Kitts and Nevis and other pertinent issues relevant to the region.
PM Terrance Drew also highlighted the problem of sea-level rise, which is of critical importance to SIDS and the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis. Along with that, he also enlightened the significance of growth in infrastructural facilities in order to ensure the enhanced standard of living of small island nations.
The SIDS4 is organized by United Nations, every decade and it brought together leaders from 39 independent states and 18 associate members of UN. It also brings leaders, officials, experts from private sector, academia and civil society to address all the challenges being faced by small island developing states.
