Kingstown, April 22, 2024. - Cuban Ambassador to Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Carlos Ernesto Rodríguez Etcheverry, paid a courtesy visit to the Minister of Agriculture, Honorable Saboto Caesar, who is also in charge of the portfolios of Forestry, Fisheries, Rural Transformation, Industry and Labor Affairs.
The focus of the discussion was on increasing bilateral cooperation in the areas of agriculture and fisheries, where a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) and an Agreement are already signed and are aimed at promoting several joint projects that will benefit both peoples.
Minister Caesar paid an official visit to Cuba in May 2023, where he held meetings with his Cuban counterpart, Ydael Pérez Brito, as well as with small farmers, agricultural processors and Cuban technicians. In return, a Cuban delegation from MINAL and MINAG visited Kingstown in September 2023, on which documents were also signed in favour of increasing collaboration and trade between the two countries. (Embassy of Cuba to Saint Vincent and the Grenadines/Cubaminrex)