From Left to Right:
His Excellency Carlos Amador Perez Silva, Ambassador of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley, Minister of Foreign and CARICOM Affairs, Dr Amery Browne, Minister of National Security and Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister, Stuart Young. Photo via Facebook, The Office of the Prime Minister.
National security, immigration and COVID-19 were matters high on the agenda during a meeting between Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley and Venezuelan Ambassador Carlos Amador Perez Silva today.
The meeting took place at the Diplomatic Centre in St Ann’s.
Foreign and CARICOM Affairs Minister Dr Amery Browne, National Security Minister Stuart Young and Ricardo Sánchez, Chief of the Consular Section, Embassy of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela were also present at the meeting.
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A woman holds a candle in Caracas, Venezuela, on Wednesday, during a vigil for victims who drowned in Guiria last weekend while on their way to T&T illegally.
Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley has summoned Venezuela’s Ambassador to T&T, Carlos Amador Perez Silva, to a meeting to discuss recent developments concerning both countries – and Trinidad and Tobago’s position.
Guardian Media confirmed yesterday that Rowley will meet with the Ambassador on Monday for the discussions. The meeting will be a face-to-face event between both men, rather than virtual.
In recent days, Trinidad and Tobago has doubled down on stating its position on Venezuelan migrants, following assorted misinformation on the recent incident where 28 Venezuelans drowned in waters near Guiria. Their boat overturned in Venezuelan on their journey to T&T.