Mrs. Simone Rudder, Permanent Secretary of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade in office, received the Cuban Foreign Ministry Barbadian Ambassador, Francisco Fernández, meeting served to review the main issues of bilateral and regional agenda. The occasion was propitious to coordinate actions in the face of the Third CELAC Summit, to be held on 28th and 29th of January in Costa Rica. Also, the willingness to further develop cooperation in various spheres was identified. In this regard, the invitation was extended to Barbados health authorities attending the Second International Seminar on Ebola to be held in February in Havana. Further information was delivered with offers undergraduate and graduate to the Latin American School of Medicine and other institutions of Cuban education. He also exchanged on actions that unfold in order to materialize the official visit to Cuba's Minister of Culture and Sports, areas in which it is evaluated expand bilateral cooperation. Meanwhile, the Deputy Minister affirmed the historic stance in support of the claim to Cuba by lifting the blockade, recognized the high significance of the Cuban commitment to cooperation with CARICOM member countries, including Barbados, and the willingness to strengthen friendly and cooperative relations bilaterally.