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Kingstown, 24 July 2024 - The new minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Honourable Frederick Stephenson, received the ambassador of Cuba to this nation, Carlos Ernesto Rodríguez Etcheverry.

During the friendly meeting, both sides highlighted the excellent relations of brotherhood, cooperation and solidarity between both peoples and governments, and the permanent determination to continue to strengthen them in all possible areas.

The Minister reiterated that Saint Vincent and the Grenadines will continue to support Cuba in its struggle for the lifting of the US embargo, and expressed  that Cuba must be removed immediately from the arbitrary list of states that allegedly sponsor terrorism.

The Cuban diplomat congratulated the Minister on his appointment and wished him success in his new duties.

• US Reports Aim to Demonize Cuban Cooperation Efforts

Cuban Ambassador to St. Vincent and the Grenadines Carlos Ernesto Rodríguez Etcheverry says he strongly rejects the allegations of the US government with regard to the most recent US State Department so-called annual report on human trafficking, in which Cuba is again accused of not complying with the standards for the elimination of this flagel.

According to such a report, “Cuban nationals working in St. Vincent and the Grenadines may have been forced to work by the Cuban government.”.

“This is an old argument that is commonly and repeatedly used by the US to demonise Cuban cooperation around the world and to create confusion and spread misinformation about the health assistance that Cuba offers in more than 50 countries nowadays.”.