A landmark high-level diplomatic gathering bringing together senior officials from the Commonwealth of Dominica, the French Republic, and the French overseas region of Guadeloupe was recently held in Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe, with the core goal of advancing practical collaboration across multiple priority sectors of shared interest.
The meeting gathered key regional leadership, including Thierry Devimeux, the Prefect of Guadeloupe, Marie Noelle Duris, France’s Ambassador to the Eastern Caribbean, alongside a senior delegation of government representatives from Dominica. The in-person discussions centered on deepening institutional cooperation across five critical domains: cross-border judicial coordination, customs clearance and enforcement operations, shared fire and emergency rescue response frameworks, maritime domain security, and collaborative immigration management.
In a public statement shared to his official Facebook page following the talks, Dominican Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit reaffirmed his country’s longstanding commitment to building tangible, people-centered partnerships with both France and neighboring Guadeloupe. “Dominica deeply values its existing relationship with France and Guadeloupe as a close neighboring territory, and we remain fully committed to building practical partnerships that deliver direct benefits to our people,” Skerrit wrote. The Prime Minister also emphasized that targeted cross-regional cooperation is an essential tool for addressing transboundary challenges and unlocking shared development opportunities across the Eastern Caribbean.
Dominican officials participating in the talks also made clear that the country prioritizes partnerships that generate measurable, on-the-ground outcomes for ordinary citizens on both sides of the border, laying the groundwork for formal agreements to be finalized in the coming months.