The Prime Minister tells Tv6 News matters of mutual interest between this country and the United States will be on the agenda when she meets with the U,S Secretary of State in Washington D.C tomorrow.
And will the recent deployment of the U.S military in the Caribbean as part of what the US says is its war on drugs be on that agenda of the talks?
00:00In response to a question from TV6 News, Prime Minister Kamala Passat-Besessa mentioned the issues she would be discussing on behalf of Trinidad and Tobago during her meeting with the United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday.
00:13Prime Minister Passat-Besessa and her delegation traveled to the United States last week to attend the United Nations General Assembly in New York.
00:22Prime Minister Passat-Besessa told TV6 News on Monday that late in the day she will take a train to Washington.
00:27The Prime Minister further told TV6 News, quote,
00:30We have been invited to meet Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday at the State Department, bilateral meeting to discuss areas of mutual interest, including safety and security, end quote.
00:42No further details were provided.
00:44However, the bilateral meeting is to occur following the full support expressed by the government of Trinidad and Tobago, led by Prime Minister Passat-Besessa, for recent U.S. military strikes on boats U.S. President Donald Trump had identified as having been carrying illegal drugs by narco-terrorists from Venezuela.
01:02Venezuela. Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro and his allies in the region have denounced the recent build-up of elements of the U.S. military in the Caribbean.
01:11The U.S. military strikes as part of what the U.S. says is its war on drug cartels have also been described by Venezuela's government as having been against international law.
01:23Venezuela's government has also issued a warning to the government of Trinidad and Tobago with regard to its support for the recent U.S. military actions in the region.
01:31During one of President Trump's cabinet meetings last month, Secretary Rubio said Ecuador, Paraguay, Guyana, Trinidad and Argentina are joining or trying to be helpful in advancing what he called the U.S. offensive on drug cartels in the region.
01:48The U.S. Southern Command has said on its Facebook page that U.S. military forces are deployed in the Caribbean in support of the Southcom mission, U.S. Department of War-directed operations, and President Trump's priorities.
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