Nassau, January 27th, 2020. Cuban Ambassador Alejandro García del Toro visited the honorable senator Carl W. Bethel, Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas. At the meeting they agreed that the proximity and similar geographical characteristics stimulates collaboration on legal matters in a wide variety of sectors.
The meeting also allowed us to identify the bilateral agreements that have been proposed recently by both parties, in order to work on the negotiation or concretion of these. Illicit activities at sea, transnational crime, air services and the confrontation of marine pollution due to oil spills are some of the issues on which Cuba and The Bahamas could move forward in the coming years.
The meeting was attended by executives and officials of the Office of Legal Affairs of the Ministry of legal Affairs. The ambassador was accompanied by First Secretary Yusimí Pompa Santos.