US EditionVenezuela’s leader visits Barbados seeking oil and gas investments
Venezuelan official Delcy Rodríguez met with Barbados leaders to seek investment in energy production, exploring expanded cooperation in food, tourism, and trade.
- On Monday, Acting President Delcy Rodríguez met with Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley in Bridgetown for bilateral talks centered on energy sector cooperation and investment opportunities.
- Rodríguez assumed the acting presidency after the U.S. military removed former President Nicolás Maduro in early January; she arrived in Barbados late Sunday following an April 9 visit to Grenada.
- Venezuela invited Barbados to invest in oil and gas exploration to "increase the production of hydrocarbons," which Rodríguez asserted would help provide energy security for Barbados residents.
- Welcoming the investment, Mottley noted Barbados faces a "very difficult time" for energy security and expressed interest in expanding cooperation beyond fossil fuels to renewable energy sources.
- Discussions also covered partnering on food production, boosting tourism, and improving trade, signaling broader efforts to strengthen bilateral ties between the two countries across the Caribbean region.
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Venezuela’s leader visits Barbados seeking oil and gas investments
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (AP) — Venezuela’s acting president, Delcy Rodríguez, met Monday with Barbados’ Prime Minister Mia Mottley and invited her administration to invest in energy production in the South American
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Venezuela's leader visits Barbados seeking oil and gas investments
Venezuela’s acting president, Delcy Rodríguez, has met with Barbados’ Prime Minister Mia Mottley and invited her administration to invest in energy production in the South American country.
The president in charge of Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, and the Prime Minister of Barbados, Mia Amor Mottley, announced Monday from Bridgetown (capital of that island nation) joint actions to consolidate bilateral cooperation and promote economic development with social inclusion, through projects in strategic sectors such as food production, energy, transport interconnection, [...]
Venezuelan state television reported that the president will meet on Monday “a strategic work agenda.” She also noted that the visit takes place amid “expectations of cooperation and development,” although she did not provide details on the planned activities or on the issues that she will address with local authorities.
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