Barbados and Venezuela yesterday moved towards further strengthening their bilateral relations agreeing on a number of initiatives ranging from trade, the economy, culture as well developing their energy sectors.

Prime Minister Mia Mottley held talks with visiting Venezuelan acting President Delcy Rodriquez, who arrived in Barbados on Sunday evening, and both leaders said they were pleased with the outcome of their deliberations.

“April 27 marks the birth of the cooperation in economy and trade between Venezuela and Barbados,” Rodriquez said in a statement to reporters, adding that the discussions between the two delegations also touched on several issues including inviting Barbados “to come and invest in oil fields, also in gas exploration in Venezuela”.