St. George, April 14th, 2022.- Today we celebrate 43 years of bilateral relations and friendship between our two countries. Grenada and Cuba established diplomatic relations on April 14th, 1979, one month after the triumph of the Grenadian revolution.
Since that time, Cuba has provided technical assistance in sectors such as education, health, fishery, agriculture, construction and sports. Several Grenadian students received and continue to receive scholarships to study in Cuba. The most remarkable feature of that effort is that the overwhelming majority always return to Grenada to serve and develop their homeland.
After October 1983, the relations between both countries were suspended; and in March 1992, relations were normalized once again during the government of the Prime Minister Nickolas Brathwaite. In April 1994, Cuba appointed an Ambassador to Granada, whose residence was in Barbados.
In 1997, the Prime Minister, Dr. the Right Honorable Keith Mitchell, made an official visit to Cuba, and in 1998, Comrade Fidel Castro visited Grenada and unveiled a plaque that reminded the world of the tremendous assistance rendered by the government of Cuba in the construction of the international airport in Point Salines, now the Maurice Bishop International Airport. Both moments marked a rebirth of relations between our countries, which resulted in the opening of Embassies in Havana, and St. Georges in 1999.
Relations between our countries are historic and marked by strong ties and deep roots. Cuba will continue to resolutely promote solidarity, cooperation and integration to strengthen fraternal bonds among our nations. In this sense, my country's will be to deepen our friendship and cooperation. It is in our hands to continue working with passion and determination and we will dedicate all our effort to this purpose.