Radio Cadena Agramonte emisiora de Camagüey
Havana, Nov. 27 – The potential to expand relations between Cuba and the Caribbean Community (Caricom) based on similar objectives and complexities was highlighted today during the celebrations for that community bloc's day within the framework of the XLI Havana International Fair (FIHAV 2025).
On the occasion of the meeting, the example of Commander in Chief Fidel Castro Ruz, in the year of his centenary, was highlighted as an example of the depth and impetus of these ties, his figure being one of the great visionaries of regional integration and his will, from the top leadership of the largest of the Antilles, to support any endeavor directed that way.
In exclusive statements to the Cuban News Agency, Marta Castillo, Director of Commercial Policy with Latin America and the Caribbean of the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Foreign Investment (Mincex, for its acronym in Spanish), stated that Caricom has always been traditionally present at the event, with the best of its companies representing those countries, mostly small and island states.
For this reason, she explained, a day is always dedicated to the Caribbean, to honor regional integration, which was accompanied this year by a business meeting with Guyana that opened the day's session, and several business rounds are planned within the event's program.
She emphasized that Cuba and the Caribbean, sharing a geographic area, have a special relationship ratified in the trade agreements they maintain. Based on this, although there is still a long way to go to facilitate, expand, and strengthen these links, it provides a solid foundation on which to build.
The presence of the Caribbean at this fair is more than necessary, it is obligatory, and it is appreciated in the same way its support throughout these years is always acknowledged, she added.
Members of the Caribbean diplomatic corps accredited on the island, as well as the top representatives of the Trinidad and Tobago Chamber of Commerce, attended the commemoration, reaffirming the high priority given to fostering and expanding ties with the largest of the Antilles. (Text and Photo: Cubasí)
