{"id":269044,"date":"2026-03-08T09:51:40","date_gmt":"2026-03-08T13:51:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=269044"},"modified":"2026-03-08T11:31:22","modified_gmt":"2026-03-08T15:31:22","slug":"commonwealth-foreign-ministers-meet-in-executive-retreat-ahead-of-2026-chogm-in-antigua-and-barbuda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/commonwealth-foreign-ministers-meet-in-executive-retreat-ahead-of-2026-chogm-in-antigua-and-barbuda\/","title":{"rendered":"Commonwealth Foreign Ministers Meet in Executive Retreat Ahead of 2026 CHOGM in Antigua and Barbuda"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"antig-613074837\" class=\"antig-ecab antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img 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Antigua and Barbuda\u2019s Foreign Affairs Minister Chet Greene and the country\u2019s High Commissioner to the UK, Karen-Mae Hill, provided an update on preparations for the meeting.<\/p><div id=\"antig-2735146014\" class=\"antig-content_4 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1201w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:100\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 300w, 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