As the first activity of the official visit to Granada, the President of the Republic, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, held official talks with the Prime Minister, Dickon Mitchell. Photo: @DiazCanelB
“This visit was an old longing; The warmth and frankness with which we were able to speak confirm that we needed this opportunity that we had today,” said First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party and President of the Republic of Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, in statements offered to the Granada and Cuban press following the conclusion of official talks with Prime Minister Dickon Mitchell.
To thank the people of Grenada and its government, especially Prime Minister Mitchell, for “the warm welcome they have given us since our arrival on this beautiful island,” the head of state, who delivered “a warm and affectionate greeting,” continued in the On behalf of the Cuban People and Government to the People and Government of Grenada”.
We held official talks with the Prime Minister of Grenada, Dickon Mitchell. It was a fruitful and open exchange in which we confirmed our willingness to further strengthen political dialogue and expand cooperation in areas of common interest🇬🇩🇨🇺#SomosCaribe pic.twitter.com/2UT2ZyICA9
— Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez (@DiazCanelB) December 8, 2022
These official talks are a continuation of the meeting that took place this Tuesday between all Caribbean countries and Cuba at the VIII CARICOM-Cuba Summit. According to the dignitary Within the framework of these dialogues, all possibilities for the development, strengthening, expansion and continuity of relations between Grenada and Cuba were discussed.
As a result of the official talks that took place in Granada’s ministerial complex, President Díaz-Canel meant that both sides were able to confirm “that there is all the potential, all the political will, all the desire and all the commitment to be able to.” to carry out a group of projects in several areas.
“We are convinced that the realization of these projects will mark a milestone in the history of relations between Grenada and Cuba,” he said.
In his statements, the President of the Republic also thanked the support Cuba had received in the fight against the unfair economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the United States on the Greater Antilles, as well as First Minister Mitchell’s strong condemnation during the last Session of the United Nations General Assembly, prior to Cuba’s inclusion on the list of countries that support terrorism.
The most important thing now, he stressed, is that “our work teams, technical teams, our ministers are working together to channel, promote and implement everything that we have proposed”.
“Thank you Granada for your friendship and for your solidarity with Cuba. Grenada can always count on Cuba!”
deep fraternal relationship
Grateful and committed were also the statements of Prime Minister Dickon Mitchell, who highlighted the “deep bonds of brotherhood” that exist between Grenada and Cuba, united by a friendship that “endures regardless of the challenges we have faced”.
Referring to the talks held minutes earlier with the Cuban delegation, the Grenadian Prime Minister explained that “they have turned their attention to different areas of cooperation, including health, infrastructure, education, agriculture, environment and climate change, as well as the need for sustainable to build societies in the future”.
Both sides demonstrated their “willingness to further strengthen friendly relations in the future”.
Grenada, he assured, reiterated its firm support “for the lifting of the US blockade imposed on Cuba and also for its classification as a country that promotes terrorism”.
Regarding this position taken by his country, he recalled that this is not only a position of Grenada but of the entire Caribbean community, as confirmed at the VIII CARICOM-Cuba Summit in Barbados.
On the other hand, he stated that “in the coming months, technical and government delegations from Grenada will travel to Cuba to further explore the areas of cooperation”.
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