The People’s Power Minister for Foreign Relations, Yván Gil, met in his office with the Ministers of Energy and Business and of Agriculture and Food Security of Barbados, Lisa Cummins and Indar Weir, respectively, within the framework of strengthening cooperation of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela with the Caribbean countries.
During the meeting in Caracas, the authorities reviewed joint projects to advance bilateral strategic cooperation. Previously, the Barbadian ministers spoke with their Venezuelan counterparts for Oil, Pedro Rafael Tellechea, and for Productive Agriculture and Land, Wilmar Castro Soteldo, reports a press release from the MPPRE.
In May, the Venezuelan Foreign Minister accompanied Executive Vice President Delcy Rodríguez on an official visit to the Caribbean country, where they met with Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley, in a working day in which they discussed cooperation issues in various areas .
Relations between Caracas and Bridgetown date back 54 years and are characterized by respect for self-determination and mutual support, resulting in the signing of important agreements, including the Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation between the National University Experimental Center for the Arts (Unearte) and the University of the West Indies (UWI) of Barbados.
