Vice Pres­i­dent Joe Biden plans to con­vene heads of state from Caribbean na­tions in Wash­ing­ton to dis­cuss en­er­gy is­sues, As­so­ci­at­ed Press re­port­ed.

The first Caribbean En­er­gy Se­cu­ri­ty Sum­mit will be held on Jan. 26.

Biden's of­fice says prime min­is­ters or cab­i­net min­is­ters from the Do­mini­can Re­pub­lic, Ja­maica, Grena­da, and T&T are ex­pect­ed to at­tend.

Biden and po­lit­i­cal lead­ers from across the Caribbean met in Port-of-Spain on May 28, 2013to sign a trade agree­ment and dis­cuss a range of se­cu­ri­ty, in­vest­ment and en­er­gy is­sues, Fox News re­port­ed.

The White House says the sum­mit will fo­cus on pro­mot­ing sus­tain­able en­er­gy in the re­gion, in­clud­ing ac­cess to fi­nanc­ing.

Rep­re­sen­ta­tives from busi­ness and in­ter­na­tion­al groups are plan­ning to at­tend.