During the meeting, both authorities highlighted the bilateral relationship they have and agreed on the importance of further strengthening this link by developing new cooperation initiatives.
For her part, the Prime Minister of the Republic of Barbados recognized the importance for her country of technical cooperation with Argentina, highlighting the successful project on antimicrobial resistance implemented with PAHO and CARICOM, the first edition of which ended in 2021.
The President thanked Mottley for attending the Summit and invited her to work together in the context of the ECLAC South-South Cooperation Conference, which Argentina will chair in May 2023.
For his part, the President highlighted the potential for complementarity between the two economies, expressed his interest in Argentina becoming a major food supplier to Barbados and highlighted the potential for cooperation in the agricultural sector.
Noting that Argentina is keen to increase cooperation on humanitarian assistance and disaster risk reduction with Barbados through the White Helmets Commission, the head of state told Mottley about the launch of the Environmental Humanitarian Visa Program, which will provide nationals and residents of Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean displaced by socio-natural disasters have access to a humanitarian visa for a stay of up to 12 months in Argentina, as well as temporary stay.
In addition, Alberto Fernández thanked Barbados for its support for the resumption of negotiations between Argentina and the United Kingdom to find a peaceful and definitive solution to the sovereignty dispute related to the Malvinas issue, in particular for its support in the field of the organization of American States (OAS).
Finally, they analyzed the importance of establishing the Loss and Damage Fund during COP27 and the need to collaborate on its operationalization.
On February 8, 2022, the Head of State had held a working meeting with Prime Minister Mia Mottley in Barbados, where he had traveled in his role as CELAC pro tempore President, to focus on the challenges of climate change in the region.
The meeting was attended by: the Chief of Staff of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Worship, Luciana Tito; the Secretary of State for Latin America and the Caribbean at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Gustavo Martínez Pandiani; the spokeswoman for the presidency, Gabriela Cerruti; Kerrie Symmonds, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Barbados and Ambassador of Barbados to Brazil and Tonika Sealy-Thompson to Argentina.