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Foto: PLHavana, June 20.- The strengthening of fraternity and political-economic ties were the main results that the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cuba, Bruno Rodríguez, awarded to his tour of the countries of the Caribbean Community (Caricom), which lasted from 11th to 18th of June.

'I have concluded a successful journey. I appreciate the solidarity of the Caribbean nations and ratify our willingness to continue strengthening relations with Caricom, "the Cuban headline wrote in his account on the social network Twitter.

Rodríguez started a journey through Trinidad and Tobago that later continued through Santa Lucia, although he also participated in the VI Caricom-Cuba Ministerial Meeting in Guyana.

At the ministerial meeting in Georgetown, the foreign minister urged reaffirming the commitment of Latin America and the Caribbean as a Zone of Peace.

"We have the duty to reaffirm our commitment to Latin America and the Caribbean as a Zone of Peace, in accordance with the Proclamation approved by the Heads of State and Government at the Second Summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States," emphasized the chief of Cuban diplomacy, by warning about threats in the region.

He said that "only under a climate of mutual respect and trust can we prosper as a region and only integration will lead along that path.’Peace does not admit ambiguous languages. It cannot be said that all options are on the table, when one of them is rejected, the most necessary is dialogue, "he said.

He also commended Caricom's position to defend the validity of the principles and purposes of the Charter of the United Nations and International Law in the face of the threat of the use of force, and foreign interference. He reiterated Cuba's gratitude for the firmness with which Caricom has denounced the activation by the United States Government of Title III of the Helms-Burton Act, as well as the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed on the largest island of the Antilles.

According to specialists, such as the general director of Latin America and the Caribbean of the Cuban Foreign Ministry, Eugenio Martínez, the meeting served to address issues of common interest such as the effects of climate change, tourism and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

The participants discussed the importance of preparedness against natural disasters and the agreement in international forums to raise awareness among the international community about the negative effects of global warming.

They also discussed the need to agree on more effective and immediate cooperation mechanisms to deal with meteorological events of dire magnitude.

In Barbados, the last stop on the tour, Rodríguez Parrilla held talks with intellectuals and representatives of the Solidarity Movement with Cuba, as well as with Cuban collaborators in the country and members of the Association of Cuban Residents Martyrs of Barbados.

As part of the broad agenda, he was also received by the President of the Senate, Richard Lionel Cheltenham; the vice president of parliament, Gline A. Clarke, and the Governor General of the island state, Sandra Mason.

'I had a cordial exchange with the Governor General of #Barbados, Her Excellency Sandra Mason. We emphasize the bonds of friendship, solidarity and cooperation that unite our countries, "the Cuban foreign minister wrote in his Twitter account.

As part of his meeting plan in the Caribbean country, the head of Cuban diplomacy also exchanged with his counterpart Jerome Walcott.

"We emphasize the common interest of continuing to strengthen political dialogue, cooperation, trade and the historical bonds of brotherhood between our countries," Rodriguez Parrilla added in a tweet.

He was also received by Mia A. Mottley, the Barbadian Prime Minister, at a meeting in which the brotherhood between Havana and Bridgetown was ratified, as well as the good state of bilateral relations and the common will to continue strengthening them.

The Cuban minister visited the Monument to the Martyrs of Barbados, dedicated to the victims of the attack against a Cuban commercial plane in mid-flight on October 6, 1976.

At the monument, in front of the waters in which flight 455 of Cubana de Aviación fell in 1976, I pay tribute to the victims of that terrorist act in which 73 innocent people lost their lives. Barbarism and injustice still hurts # Cuba, "the Chancellor wrote on his Twitter account.

Over the course of a week, Cuba reaffirmed its commitment to maintain cooperation with the Caribbean, which has developed in multiple spheres, including: health, education, sports, agriculture, biotechnology, construction, and the confrontation and reduction of risks of natural disasters, among others.

Only in the area of ​​solidarity cooperation, in the Caribbean nations, approximately 1,723 Cuban collaborators are working, 727 Caribbean students are studying in Cuba and 6,739 have graduated as specialists in our country. (PL)