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Your Excellency Dr. Abiy Ahmed, Prime Minister of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia;
Excellencies, Heads of State and Government.
Honorable Commissioners of the African Union,
Esteemed Ministers and Ambassadors,
All protocol Observed.

Welcome to Addis Ababa and to the Second Africa Climate Summit, convened under the theme: “Accelerating Global Climate Solutions: Financing for Africa’s Resilient and Green Development.” Ethiopia is honored to host you in the capital of our continent, Addis Ababa.

Excellence Monsieur Joao Lorenço, Président de la République d’Angola,
Président en Exercice de l’Union Africaine,
Mesdames et Messieurs les Chefs d’Etat et de Gouvernement et de délégation,
Excellences Mesdames et Messieurs,
Distingués Participants,

Speech: “Grand Bahamas Vision – A Gateway for Africa and the Caribbean”

Excellencies, distinguished leaders, brothers and sisters across the Atlantic,

Last month, I was privileged to participate in the fourth Afri-Caribbean Trade and Investment Forum held in the paradise island of Grenada in the Caribbean. It is at this Forum that I learnt of the vision of the Grand Bahamas – a vision to create a trade and logistics hub connecting the African continent and the Caribbean by the year 2027.

❖ Your Excellency Abiy Ahmed Ali, Prime Minister of Ethiopia.
❖ Your Excellency João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço, President of Angola and Chairperson of the African Union;
❖ Honourable Dr. Terrance Drew, Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, and Incoming Chair of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community;
❖ Other Heads of State and Government of the African Union and the Caribbean Community;