Dutch Sint Maarten and French St Martin hold bilateral meeting
Prime Minister of Sint Maarten Silveria Jacobs hosted a meeting with the President of the Collectivité of Saint-Martin Louis Mussington and other officials to review and coordinate several topics, including cooperation on education and internal security.
On the agenda of the meeting was also the signing of the border delimitation treaty between both sides of the island and the upcoming Quadripartite meeting between Sint Maarten, Saint-Martin, France, and the Netherlands scheduled for June 15 in The Hague.
This is the first time since 2019 that the Quadripartite meeting between the four parties will be held.
These regular dialogues between Sint Maarten, Saint-Martin and France are essential to achieve the collective goals desired for the people on both sides of St Martin.
The opportunity to resume the formal Quadripartite discussions has been made possible as all parties concerned have also recently finalised technical negotiations on the demarcation of the border.
This agreement includes the establishment of a joint cross-border committee that will ensure the necessary follow-up is given for the agreement's execution.
This agreement will be signed on May 26 at St Martin. The Minister of the Interior of France and the Minister of Overseas of France will be present in St Martin to represent the Republic of France and other officials.
Prime Minister Jacobs will be representing Sint Maarten and the Kingdom of the Netherlands during this historical moment which will be held at the border monument between Belvedere and Belle Plaine.
Due to the signing, the road will be closed to traffic from 5 pm to 7 pm. Traffic will be diverted as follows: Belvedere (McDonalds) Roundabout-Bishop Hill-Oyster Pond-Coralita-French Quarter.
Resolving the border dispute has reopened discussions between both sides and the respective states on cooperation, and the second agenda point focused on the convening of the Quadripartite meeting. The Minister of Foreign Affairs will host the 5th Quadripartite meeting, the first since the last was held in Paris in 2019.
The Prime Minister thanked her French counterparts for the continued cooperation between both sides of the island. “I apologise in advance for those who would be inconvenienced and appreciate the population’s understanding as we mark this historic event,” said Prime Minister Jacobs.
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