BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Apr 27, CMC -Barbados and Venezuela Monday moved towards further strengthening their bilateral relations agreeing on a number of initiatives ranging from trade, the economy, culture as well developing their energy sectors.
Prime Minister Mia Mottley held talks with visiting Venezuelan acting President, Delcy Rodriquez, who arrived here on Sunday evening and both leaders, said they were pleased with the outcome of their deliberations.
“April 27th marks the birth of the cooperation in economy and trade between Venezuela and Barbados,” Rodriquez said in a statement to reporters, adding that the discussions between the two delegations also touched on several other areas including inviting Barbados “to come and invest in oil fields, also in gas exploration in Venezuela”.
Rodriquez said that there was a role for Barbados in joining Caracas “to increase the production of hydrocarbons in Venezuela and that we can also guarantee the supply and the safety for energy to the people of Barbados in the future.
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