{"id":505918,"date":"2026-04-27T19:39:24","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T23:39:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/uncategorized\/venezuela-and-barbados-agree-to-work-together-on-energy-food-production-and-tourism\/"},"modified":"2026-04-27T19:39:24","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T23:39:24","slug":"venezuela-and-barbados-agree-to-work-together-on-energy-food-production-and-tourism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/uncategorized\/venezuela-and-barbados-agree-to-work-together-on-energy-food-production-and-tourism\/","title":{"rendered":"Venezuela and Barbados agree to work together on energy, food production, and tourism"},"content":{"rendered":"<strong>Caracas.-<\/strong> The Governments of Venezuela and Barbados agreed to work together in the areas of energy, food production and tourism, Venezuelan acting president Delcy Rodr\u00edguez reported this Monday from the island nation, during a joint declaration with the Barbadian Prime Minister, Mia Mottley.\n\nIn her statement, broadcast by the state-owned channel Venezolana de Televisi\u00f3n (VTV), the acting president stated that she ends her visit to Barbados with &#8220;deep happiness&#8221; for the agenda built in various sectors, while extending an invitation to Prime Minister Mottley to visit Venezuela &#8220;very soon&#8221;.\n\nAccording to reports, Rodr\u00edguez invited the government of the island nation to &#8220;invest in oil and gas fields&#8221; in Venezuela, so that it &#8220;joins the effort&#8221; to increase the production of hydrocarbons in the South American country, which recently approved a reform to open the sector to foreign and private investment.\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>We recommend reading:<a href=\"https:\/\/ab.deultimominuto.net\/enlaces\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"491852\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Iran accuses the United States of acting as \u00abpirates\u00bb and \u00abterrorists\u00bb with its naval blockade<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-los-acuerdos-entre-venezuela-y-barbados\">The agreements between Venezuela and Barbados<\/h3>\n\n\nHe added that in energy matters they also agreed to work on &#8220;complementarity for renewable energies&#8221;, such as the joint manufacture of solar panels.\n\n&#8220;We welcome those energy cooperation opportunities,&#8221; said Mottley, recalling the support Venezuela has given since 1999 to the Caribbean islands by providing &#8220;energy at a good price.&#8221;\n\nRegarding food production, Rodr\u00edguez pointed out that they agreed that Barbados can &#8220;produce on Venezuelan lands&#8221; both food to supply its country, and to turn the island into a &#8220;hub where we can export food to the Caribbean and to Africa&#8221;.\n\nIn this regard, he added that the production and export matrices of both countries will be reviewed to seek complementarity in trade.\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-tourism-key-theme\">Tourism, Key Theme<\/h3>\n\n\nRegarding tourism, Rodr\u00edguez pointed out that they seek to increase flights between both countries and integrate new nearby destinations, as well as offer tourist packages from both countries.\n\nHe underscored the need to re-establish the maritime connection, for cargo and passenger transport, as well as the possibility of training Venezuelan tour operators in Barbados.\n\nHe also assured that he will make a special effort to contribute to the formation of the Spanish language in the Caribbean island with the Venezuelan Institute of Cultural Cooperation, given Prime Minister Mottley&#8217;s desire to make this language the second official language of that nation, where English predominates.\n\n\u00abThe economic and commercial union between Barbados and Venezuela is being born\u00bb, sentenced the Venezuelan president, who did not offer more details about the agreements reached.\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Finally, Mottley celebrated the new cooperation and assured that they will take advantage of Venezuela&#8217;s offer on Venezuelan soil and, likewise, invited Rodriguez to return soon and treat Barbados as &#8220;a home&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\nThe joint declaration was developed at the close of Rodr\u00edguez&#8217;s official visit to Barbados, who arrived last night on the Caribbean island on his second trip abroad since assuming the Presidency of Venezuela on January 5.\n\nEarlier, Rodr\u00edguez held private meetings with Prime Minister Mottley and with the Barbadian president, Jeffrey Bostic.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Caracas.- The Governments of Venezuela and Barbados agreed to work together in the areas of energy, food production and tourism, Venezuelan acting president Delcy Rodr\u00edguez reported this Monday from the island nation, during a joint declaration with the Barbadian Prime Minister, Mia Mottley. 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