Foreign Ministers to confer on issues at London meeting
The Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group (CMAG) comprising foreign ministers from the following member countries will meet at the ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ in London, UK, on 16 April 2012. It will discuss the situations in Fiji and Maldives, as well as ways in which ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ could further promote adherence to its fundamental political values more generally.
The CMAG member countries are shown below, together with the Ministers attending the meeting.
Australia: Senator the Hon Bob Carr, Minister for Foreign Affairs
Bangladesh: The Hon Dr Dipu Moni MP, Minister for Foreign Affairs
Canada: The Hon John Baird MP, Minister of Foreign Affairs
Jamaica: Senator the Hon Arnold J Nicholson QC, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade
Sierra Leone: Mrs Ebun Adebola Jusu, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs
United Republic of Tanzania: The Hon Bernard K Membe, Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation
Trinidad and Tobago: The Hon Dr Surujrattan Rambachan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Communications
Vanuatu: The Hon Alfred R Carlot, Minister of Foreign Affairs
A news conference is expected to be held after the meeting, which is projected to conclude at the end of the working day.
