Radio Havana Cuba | Parliamentary leader of Trinidad and Tobago arrived in Cuba

  • Sep, Mon, 2024


Both parliamentary leaders agreed on the importance of continuing to develop interparliamentary ties between their nations

 

Havana, September 2 (RHC) A delegation of parliamentarians from Trinidad and Tobago, led by the president of its House of Representatives, Bridgid Annisette-George, arrived this Sunday in Cuba on an official visit.

The visitor and her entourage were received at the capital’s José Martí international airport by the vice president of the Cuban parliament, Ana María Mari Machado.

Mari and Annisette-George agreed on the importance of continuing to develop interparliamentary ties between both nations that have maintained diplomatic relations for 52 years.

The leader of the Lower House of the Trinidadian Parliament expressed her rejection of the US economic, commercial and financial blockade of Cuba and its inclusion on the list of alleged state sponsors of terrorism.

The visitor will remain until September 7 and will visit centers of economic, historical, scientific and cultural interest. She will also hold conversations with Cuban authorities, including the President of the Cuban parliament and the Council of State, Esteban Lazo.

According to the Cuban legislative body’s website, Annissette-George’s official visit will contribute to continuing to strengthen friendship, collaboration and solidarity between both peoples, governments and parliaments.

Trinidad and Tobago was one of the first four Caribbean States that in 1972 established diplomatic relations with Cuba. (Source: Prensa Latina)



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