• 05 FEB 2019

Prime Minister Dr the Honourable Keith Rowley will depart for Uruguay

Prime Minister Dr the Honourable Keith Rowley will depart for Uruguay today (Tuesday 05 February, 2019) where he will join a CARICOM delegation which will attend an international meeting on the situation in Venezuela to be held in Montevideo, Uruguay tomorrow (Wednesday 06 February, 2019). Minister of Foreign and CARICOM Affairs, the Honourable Dennis Moses will accompany the Prime Minister.

Representatives from the main countries and international organisations that hold a neutral position towards Venezuela have been invited to the meeting. The purpose of the conference is to lay the foundation for establishing a new mechanism for dialogue that, with the inclusion of all Venezuelan forces, will contribute to restoring stability and peace in that country.

Prime Minister Rowley is expected to return on Friday.

Minister of Finance the Honourable Colm Imbert will act as Prime Minister.