IAPA ORGANIZES NATIONAL FORUM ON THE DECLARATION OF CHAPULTEPEC IN THE CARIBBEAN

An IAPA delegation will first visit Port-au-Prince, Haiti, where President René Préval is expected to become the 21st Head of State to sign the Declaration of Chapultepec. The IAPA will also meet with the media leaders in Haiti from radio, television, and local newspapers. The delegation will then travel to Puerto Rico where a large public forum has been organized on Wednesday, January 26, in conjunction with the Center for Freedom of the Press at the Sacred Heart University. The forum will include a series of panelists who will provide various perspectives on the Declaration of Chapultepec and current press legislation on the island.

Finally, in the Dominican Republic, the main activity is the scheduled endorsement of the Declaration of Chapultepec by President Leonel Fernández Reyna at the National Palace on Friday, January 28. Also expected to sign in the Dominican Republic are the major presidential candidates, the President of the House of Representatives and the President of the Senate, as well as the President of the Supreme Court and Electoral College. The Dominican Republic will become the twenty-second country to endorse this important document.