Falklands: G24 Caribbean member PM visits Argentina, special guest of Cristina Fernandez

Saturday, October 12th 2013 - 22:24 UTC

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Saint Vincent and Grenadines Ralph Gonsalves is greeted by Argentine minister Timerman

Argentine Vice-president and acting President Amado Boudou, Foreign Minister Hector Timerman, other cabinet ministers and lawmakers met this week with Saint Vincent and Grenadines Prime Minister Ralph Everard Gonsalves, on an official invitation to visit the country to thank the Caribbean leader for his support in the Malvinas cause.

According to the official release from the Foreign ministry, PM Gonsalves was invited to Argentina in the context of official policy “to increase political, trade and cultural links” with the Caribbean.

During the meeting at the foreign ministry in Palacio San Martin the visitor participated in several work rounds and met with Minister Timerman and his South Atlantic desk.

Before that PM Gonsalves was awarded the Great Cross of the “Order of Liberator General San Martín” in acknowledgement for his government’s support for Argentine legitimate rights over the Malvinas, South Georgia, South Sandwich Islands and surrounding maritime spaces”.

The visitor met with acting president Boudou because Cristina Fernandez underwent surgery for the elimination of a subdural haematoma of which she is still recovering.

PM Gonsalves also had an interview with Security Minister Arturo Puricelli for talks regarding coastal security cooperation, which is currently under implementation with the support of the Argentine Coast Guard in the Caribbean state.

“We are very grateful to all of Argentina’s technical cooperation in different fields and of the pledged aid in the event of a natural disaster”, said PM Gonsalves according to the official release from Palacio San Martín.

The Saint Vincent and Grenadines PM also held meetings with top officials from the Health and Sanitary Relations Department; the regional small and medium enterprises development; Ports and Waterways Secretariat and Commercial air transport.

The tiny Caribbean islands state is a member of Caricom (Caribbean Community), ALBA, Bolivarian Alliance for the Americas, (British) Commonwealth of Nations and CELAC (Community of Latam and Caribbean States). And last but not least is a member of the G-24 or UN Decolonization Committee which annually discusses the Falkland Islands situation.

Categories: Politics, Argentina, Falkland Islands, Latin America.

Tags: Argentina, Falkland Islands, G24, Hector Timerman, Ralph Everard Gonsalves, Saint Vincent and Grenadines.

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Lord Ton
What support was that again ??
Oct 12th, 2013 - 11:40 pm 0
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Very bitter man at not being a president, methinks.

The Queen my well be the head of state of both the UK and Saint Vincent and Grenadines, but I see no reason why the UK should not cut ties with Saint Vincent and Grenadines, while making it clear in their press that this is due to the continued reign of the rat Gonsalves and the odious PPP. If they want to throw their lot in with Venezuela then so be it, but IMO there should be consequences and these should be made clear to the population of Saint Vincent and Grenadines.
Oct 13th, 2013 - 03:46 am 0
rupertbrooks0
Yeah, strange one; not exactly one of the worlds great powers, but I guess both countries are in need of some new friends. St Vincent and Grenadines haven’t done to well economically, being inspired by Venezuela in recent years. A recent referendum to ditch the Queen as monarch and head of state and become a republic was convincingly lost. I recall the Johnny Deep Pirates of the Caribbean movies are made here. Not sure what help Argentina could offer the islands in the event of a hurricane since Argentina doesn’t possess a functioning navy, whereas both the US and Britain both have naval vessels in the area solely for this purpose (e.g. HMS Lancaster as we speak). However as a sovereign nation St Vincent and Grenadines can of course conduct their own foreign relations however misguided they may appear.

Aparently the people of their island neighbours: St Lucia, rather look down upon St Vincent and Grenadines. Not sure why though.
Oct 13th, 2013 - 06:35 am 0

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