São Tomé and Príncipe's Prime Minister Patrice Émery Trovoada (left) and his Venezuelan counterpart President Nicolás Maduro (right), shaking hands at Miraflores Palace in Caracas on Thursday, May 29, 2024. Photo: Presidential Press.
The president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, has received the prime minister of the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe, Patrice Émery Trovoada, to strengthen bilateral ties and cooperation between the nations, in addition to strengthening ties between Africa and the Latin American and Caribbean region.
The São Toméan prime minister was accompanied at the meeting, held this Wednesday, May 29, by his Minister of Foreign Business, Cooperation, and Communities, Gareth Haddad do Espirito Santo Guadalupe. For the Venezuelan delegation, Cilia Flores, first lady and deputy to the National Assembly (AN), Venezuelan foreign minister, Yván Gil, and Yuri Pimentel, foreign deputy minister for Africa, among other authorities, were present.
The visit of the São Toméan delegation to Venezuela seeks to “debate and consolidate common objectives to establish agreements of complementarity and brotherhood, in the context of the Bolivarian Peace Diplomacy,” according to a publication from the Presidential Press.
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Premier of São Tomé and Príncipe fulfils full agenda
Prime Minister Émery Trovoada had a busy agenda in the nation, which included a meeting on Wednesday with the vice president of Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez. As planned, both nations will discuss agreements in sectors of higher education, hydrocarbons, and science and technology.
Upon his arrival in the country this Tuesday, Émery Trovoada was received with the honors corresponding to the head of the Sao Tome government at the Simón Bolívar International Airport in Maiquetía, La Guaira state. Émery Trovoada earlier paid tribute to the Liberator Simón Bolívar during a wreath ceremony before the coffin that houses his mortal remains in the National Pantheon of Caracas.
Diplomatic relations between Venezuela and São Tomé were formalized in August 2006, thanks to the geostrategic vision of Commander Hugo Chávez, which has allowed the establishment of important links in the educational, scientific, and technological sectors, among others, while existing historical and cultural roots between both governments were reinforced.
Translation: Orinoco Tribune
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