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Venezuela’s government has rejected Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar’s remarks at the Caricom Heads of Government meeting in St Kitts and Nevis on Tuesday, after she accused both Venezuela and Cuba of being “dictatorships.”
In a statement, Caracas said her comments ran counter to the “integrationist spirit” of the Caribbean Community and its founding principles, reaffirmed by regional leaders at the summit. It said Persad-Bissessar’s rhetoric did not reflect national consensus in T&T and risked harming bilateral relations and mutual economic projects.
Venezuela reaffirmed its commitment to regional cooperation, peace and adherence to international law, and said it remained willing to deepen ties with Caribbean nations.
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