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00:00Proseguimos con la agenda de trabajo de la Presidenta Encargada de la República,
00:04Delcy Rodríguez, en Barbados, que en este momento ya ha ingresado en la sala de prensa
00:12que se ha dispuesto en el centro de convenciones, luego de haber sostenido una reunión
00:17con la primera ministra Mia Motley, junto a las delegaciones de ambos países.
00:24Abordaron diferentes temas de los mecanismos de cooperación que está previsto ampliar y abordar
00:31entre Venezuela y la República de Barbados.
00:36Estamos observando los preparativos que ya se desarrollan en esta sala de prensa,
00:43donde está prevista una declaración de ambas lideresas,
00:49tanto de la Presidenta Encargada de la República Bolivariana de Venezuela,
00:53Delcy Rodríguez, como de la primera ministra de Barbados, Mia Motley,
00:59lo cual sería ya el cierre de esta jornada de trabajo que inició con la llegada
01:05de la Presidenta este domingo a la ciudad de Bridgetown, capital de Barbados,
01:11y que prosiguió este lunes 27 de abril, desde más temprano,
01:16con el encuentro entre la Presidenta Delcy Rodríguez y el presidente
01:19de Jeffrey Boltsig de la República de Barbados.
01:25Posteriormente también sostuvo una reunión privada con la primera ministra Mia Motley
01:31y enseguida se generó el encuentro entre las delegaciones de ambos países.
01:37Como estuvimos observando más temprano, tuvimos la posibilidad de apreciar el encuentro entre las delegaciones.
01:49Allí, entre las conversaciones, estuvieron conversando la Presidenta y la primera ministra
01:56sobre los diferentes proyectos o propuestas.
01:59Cada ministro que participó tuvo la posibilidad de ofrecer o presentar algunas ideas,
02:07propuestas de trabajo que servirán para la configuración de las relaciones
02:11entre la República de Barbados y la República Bolivariana de Venezuela en lo sucesivo.
02:18Allí, por ejemplo, el tema de la cooperación en materia de soberanía alimentaria
02:24se observó con muchísimo interés por parte de ambas delegaciones
02:28la necesidad de profundizar en diferentes programas de trabajo conjunto,
02:35por ejemplo, en materia de pesca, en materia de acuicultura,
02:40en materia de intercambio comercial de distintos rubros,
02:43por ejemplo, los camarones, para los cuales la República de Barbados
02:47ha mostrado un gran interés y ha manifestado además que ya es un socio permanente
02:52de adquisición de camarones a la República Bolivariana de Venezuela
02:57y también ha tenido el interés la delegación de Barbados de conocer
03:03o de participar en el intercambio de conocimiento técnico
03:08con la República Bolivariana de Venezuela en esta materia.
03:11De hecho, se reconoció además el avance que ha experimentado el gobierno de Venezuela
03:18en la producción acuícola, en la modernización de sistemas de pesca,
03:24de mecanismo de pesca y acuicultura que además mantienen el debido respeto
03:30por el ambiente, por la madre tierra y por el trabajo sustentable,
03:35la producción sustentable en materia de pesca y acuicultura.
03:39Por otra parte, también se mantuvo la propuesta de profundizar lazos
03:45y de desarrollar programas conjuntos en cuanto al trabajo de la materia agrícola,
03:53la producción agrícola para de esta forma impulsar el ámbito alimentario
04:01entre la República Bolivariana de Venezuela, la República de Barbados,
04:05pero además proyectar el tema comercial hacia otros mercados internacionales,
04:11desde Caracas, desde Bridgetown y hacia el Caribe y otros espacios del mercado internacional.
04:18Escuchemos a continuación la declaración que ofrecerá la primera ministra de Barbados,
04:25y la presidenta encargada de la República Bolivariana de Venezuela,
04:31Delsi Rodríguez, en el cierre de esta jornada de trabajo que se ha desarrollado
04:35en Bridgetown, capital de la República de Barbados,
04:40esta nación del Caribe Oriental, que tiene además una posición estratégica
04:46que es muy interesante para Venezuela, como también ha manifestado el interés
04:51de mantener estas relaciones de cooperación con Venezuela,
04:55dadas las fortalezas que tiene Venezuela en materia, por ejemplo,
05:01de producción de energía, producción de gas, producción de petróleo
05:05y otros ámbitos que forman parte de la dinámica económica,
05:10de la dinámica política y geopolítica de la República Bolivariana de Venezuela,
05:15que juega un papel fundamental también por la ubicación que tiene
05:20como puerta de entrada desde el Caribe hacia América del Sur.
05:26También, pues, el tema del transporte aéreo, lo decíamos, por ejemplo,
05:31al mencionar parte de las declaraciones, o mejor dicho, parte de la delegación
05:36que acompaña a la presidenta Delsi Rodríguez, entre quienes están
05:41el canciller de la República Bolivariana de Venezuela, Iván Gil,
05:45también la ministra de Hidrocarburos, Paula Henao, el ministro de Pesca
05:50y Acuicultura, Juan Carlos Loyo, quien también tuvo, como el resto
05:54de los integrantes de la delegación, la oportunidad de plantear las propuestas
05:59y de responder las inquietudes que planteó la delegación de Barbados,
06:04como la posibilidad de generar otros mecanismos de intercambio
06:08y de cooperación entre ambos países.
06:11También el tema turístico, evidentemente, Barbados es una nación con un gran potencial turístico
06:17y, en este sentido, también participó en el encuentro la ministra de Turismo,
06:24Daniela Cabello, acompañada de otros representantes del gobierno bolivariano,
06:30el vicepresidente sectorial de Comunicación y Cultura, Miguel Pérez Pirela,
06:34al igual que el ministro del despacho de la presidencia, Juan Escalona.
06:39Por parte de la misión diplomática que representa a Venezuela en Barbados,
06:44encabezó esta delegación, Marta Ortega, la encargada de negocios
06:48de la República Bolivariana de Venezuela en Barbados.
06:52Escuchemos, entonces, cómo se desarrolla esta declaración entre ambas lideresas.
07:01Gracias por acompañarnos por esta declaración de esta declaración de la mediación
07:03que se convirtió en las conversaciones entre el ministro de Barbados,
07:08la honorable Mia, y su excelencia, Delsi Rodríguez,
07:12el presidente de la Bolivariana República de Venezuela.
07:16Hay realmente varias preguntas.
07:33Bueno, hemos terminado una reunión de trabajo muy productiva.
07:48Con tópicos muy importantes para el pueblo de Barbados y para el pueblo de Venezuela.
07:54We touched on topics very important, equally important for the peoples of Barbados
07:58and the people of Venezuela.
07:59Quiero, primero que nada, felicitar a la primer ministro por su reelección.
08:04First of all, I would like to congratulate the prime minister for being reelected.
08:08Siempre le he dicho que es muy querida por su pueblo.
08:10I have always told her she's very loved by her people.
08:13Y ejerce el liderazgo para el bienestar de su gente.
08:16And she exercises her leadership for the well-being of her people.
08:19Quiero también agradecer su hospitalidad a la delegación de Venezuela que hoy me acompaña.
08:24And I would like to also thank for the hospitality to the delegation of Venezuela that's come here with me
08:29today.
08:29Pero hemos terminado con una profunda felicidad por la agenda que hemos construido en sectores de gran envergadura para nuestros
08:40países.
08:41And I would like to say that we have finished this meeting with great joy after advancing on many, many
08:47important topics for the well-beings of our peoples.
08:50Un primer punto es producción de alimentos.
08:53The first topic we touched on was on the production of food.
08:57Que Barbados vaya a Venezuela a producir en tierras venezolanas alimentos.
09:04That Barbados should come to Venezuela to produce food on Venezuelan soil.
09:09Que le permita el suministro para Barbados.
09:12That would allow for the supply of food to Barbados.
09:15Pero también convertir a Barbados en un hub donde podamos exportar alimentos para el Caribe y para África.
09:24But that will also allow for Barbados to become a hub where we can export foods for the rest of
09:29the world and for the rest of the continent.
09:31Yo he invitado a la primera ministra que conozca de primera mano también ella y su equipo la experiencia de
09:37la economía comunal en Venezuela.
09:39I have also invited the prime minister and her delegation to experience and know firsthand the experience we've made regarding
09:46communal economies in Venezuela.
09:49Cómo las comunidades organizadas pueden garantizar sus propios alimentos.
09:53How organized communities can guarantee their own food production.
09:57En ese sentido también hemos acordado revisar nuestras matrices de producción y de exportación.
10:05And in that sense we have also agreed to review both our production and exporting patterns.
10:13Que nos permita hacer complementarios.
10:15Which will allow us to be complementary.
10:17Que nosotros podamos adquirir bienes en Barbados y Barbados puede adquirir bienes en Venezuela sin tener que mirar más allá
10:25de nuestras fronteras que son próximas y hermanas.
10:28That we will be allowed to acquire goods in Barbados and for Barbados to acquire goods in Venezuela without any
10:35intermediaries and allowing us to build on a stronger relationship.
10:39Le he dicho a la primera ministra que hoy 27 de abril del 2026 están haciendo la unión económica y
10:45comercial entre Barbados y Venezuela.
10:48I have also told the prime minister that today, April 27th, marks the birth of the cooperation in economy and
10:56trade between Venezuela and Barbados.
10:58Otro aspecto que hemos conversado es el turismo.
11:02Another aspect we touched upon was tourism.
11:05Que podamos incrementar el número de vuelos entre Venezuela y Barbados.
11:10That we may increase the number of flights between Venezuela and Barbados.
11:14Pudiendo incluso integrar otros destinos cercanos a nuestros países.
11:19Thinking of also adding other destinations which are nearby to our countries.
11:24Y que podamos ofrecer paquetes turísticos tanto al pueblo de Barbados como a los turistas que vienen a esta hermosa
11:31isla.
11:31Que podamos ofrecer paquetes turísticos de algunos destinos en Venezuela.
11:37And that we may offer tourist packages not only to the tourists coming to Barbados, but also to the beautiful
11:43people of Barbados.
11:45Y que también podamos ofrecer paquetes turísticos en Venezuela para visitar Barbados.
11:50And of course that we will also be able to offer touristic packages to the people of Venezuela so they
11:56can come and visit Barbados.
11:57Igualmente hemos conversado sobre la necesidad de establecer la conexión marítima.
12:02We have also discussed the necessity of offering the maritime connection.
12:08Para transporte tanto de personas como de carga.
12:12To regarding transportation not only of goods but also of passengers.
12:17Y algo importante que hemos solicitado desde el Ministerio de Turismo de Venezuela es poder tener cursos de formación para
12:25nuestros operadores turísticos en Barbados.
12:27And also something that we have requested for our peoples of Venezuela is for them to come to Barbados and
12:36be trained in their touristic specialties.
12:39Es mucho lo que podemos hacer desde el punto de vista del turismo entre Venezuela y Barbados.
12:44There's plenty to be done from a tourism point of view between the people of Venezuela and the people of
12:50Barbados.
12:50Solamente tengo halagos para los paisajes de Barbados y de Venezuela.
12:55I have only high praises for the sights of Barbados and those of Venezuela.
13:01Siempre hay que cuidarse de las envidias, Primera Ministra.
13:03We must always mind envious eyes, Prime Minister.
13:09Otro aspecto muy importante es en el ámbito de la energía.
13:13Another very important topic we touched on is energy.
13:16Hemos invitado a Barbados a que pueda invertir en campos tanto de petróleo y gas en Venezuela.
13:22We have also invited Barbados to come and invest in oil fields, also in gas exploration in Venezuela.
13:29Que se sume al esfuerzo y a la iniciativa de incrementar producción de hidrocarburos en Venezuela.
13:36To join strength to increase the production of carbon, hydrocarbons in Venezuela.
13:42Y que podamos garantizar suministro y seguridad energética también para Barbados en el futuro.
13:49And that we can also guarantee the supply and the safety for energy to the people of Barbados in the
13:55future.
13:56También estamos hablando de complementariedad para energías renovables.
14:00We have also discussed the complementarity for renewable energies.
14:06Que podamos fabricar juntos paneles solares.
14:08That we may together manufacture solar panels.
14:12Así que tengamos una matriz energética completa.
14:15So we can have a complete energetic sector.
14:19Muchos espacios para la inversión.
14:22Y queremos revisar nuestros acuerdos en materia de inversión y de doble tributación.
14:28Y there are so many spaces for investment.
14:30We also talked about reviewing our agreements to avoid double taxation.
14:36And also bilateral agreements for the protection of investment.
14:40Que sumemos nuestras fortalezas y nuestras complementariedades.
14:44That we may join forces and we may enjoy complementarities.
14:48Y hay un proyecto al que personalmente voy a ponerle empeño.
14:55La primera ministra tiene la intención de que el pueblo de Barbados tenga un segundo idioma y que sea el
15:03español.
15:03The prime minister has expressed her intention of having the people of Barbados acquire a second official language.
15:11And that would be Spanish.
15:13Nosotros tenemos el Instituto Venezolano de Cooperación Cultural que ya forma a muchos estudiantes en Barbados para aprender el español.
15:21We already have the Institute for Cultural Cooperation here in Barbados.
15:26Which has been training and providing Spanish classes to people in Barbados.
15:30Y hemos acordado ampliar las capacidades del Instituto e incorporar plataformas tecnológicas para que maestros venezolanos enseñen español a Barbados.
15:44And we have decided to amplify the capacities of our Institute here to include technology which will allow for teachers
15:52of Venezuela to come closer and provide more training for the people of Barbados.
15:57Y de igual manera podamos tener funcionarios y gente de nuestras comunidades, de los consejos comunales y las comunas que
16:07puedan aprender el inglés de mano de profesores de Barbados.
16:10And that will also allow for people working for our government and the people of our country to come and
16:17to learn from the people of Barbados.
16:19De tal manera que nos vamos muy felices con esta visita.
16:23So this means we're actually leaving after this visit very, very happy.
16:27And I had invited the Prime Minister to visit Venezuela very soon to continue our work and our talking in
16:34benefit of our people.
16:35He invitado a la Primer Ministra a que visite prontamente Venezuela para el beneficio de nuestros ambos pueblos.
16:45Gracias.
16:46Gracias.
16:46Thank you very much, Your Excellency.
16:47We now invite Prime Minister Motley to offer her remarks.
16:52Thank you very much, Madam President.
16:56Madam President, may, first of all, thank you for visiting Barbados and accepting our invitation.
17:16The structure of your delegation and the commitment of your government has allowed us today to be able to find
17:26common purpose on the topics which you have addressed.
17:43Given our last visit to Caracas, we do not start from the bottom, but we already have a foundation from
17:50which to build.
18:00But it becomes all the more important that we cooperate now at a time when inflation and supply chain logistics
18:10are confronting all of our countries.
18:26Venezuela has done remarkably well in food sovereignty and is in a position to assist many of us in the
18:34region with respect to access to affordable food.
18:37Venezuela ha hecho muy bien en cuanto a soberanía de alimentos y está en una posición de ayudar a muchos
18:45de nosotros en el Caribe en cuanto a precios de alimentos.
18:51Over the last year and a half, we've seen considerable shipments of pineapples move between, from Venezuela to Barbados.
19:08But we believe that there are significant more opportunities, especially given the fact that Venezuela is capable of producing a
19:18wide range of food because of its broad climatic conditions across the entire country.
19:38And as a result, we therefore want to be able to engage on a broader range of products for the
19:46benefit of Barbadian people and Bajans to be able to access food at cheaper prices, particularly nutritional food.
20:11In addition, as you reflected, Barbados is very much committed to establishing a vibrant agroprocessing industry such that Barbados can
20:22leverage its logistic
20:24its benefits, its benefits and logistics to be able to expand exports significantly, both for the benefit of Barbados and
20:35Venezuela.
20:44We are committed to ensuring that the planes and ships that come here do not go back with their holes
20:56empty, but in fact can go back with produce that can benefit our farmers and our manufacturers.
21:15We are also committed to working with other partners to be able to take advantage of the opportunity which you
21:23have afforded us to have actual production on Venezuelan soil for Barbados, for the benefit of Barbados.
21:39We are committed to recognizing that you have a scale that we can only dream of.
22:05And finally, in the matter of agriculture and food security, we have also agreed to partner in research and the
22:14scientific aspects of agriculture so that we can improve our yields, recognizing that we can improve our yields,
22:22that there are challenges that there are challenges that our countries will continue to face, particularly with respect to the
22:28yield from our soils, which has declined globally.
22:53I move next to the issue of language purely because if we are to ensure that the people of Venezuela
23:01and the people of Barbados can trade and become visitors in their own right beyond the work of government,
23:08it is important for us to ensure that as many of our people have access to the ability to be
23:17bilingual and therefore plan their own affairs without reference to any of us.
23:43And I would want Bidians not to be like me alone where I can read Spanish and not speak it
23:50fluently yet.
23:57But we recognize that apart from our commitment to have all Barbadian children under the age of 18 by 2030
24:06be exposed to Spanish in schools,
24:10we want to also have courses that are functional courses for farmers, for traders, for persons in the dedicated area
24:19in which they work so that they can get ahead of the game in terms of the opportunities for trade
24:26between the two countries.
24:27But we recognize that apart from our commitment to all Barbadian children under the age of 18,
24:37we want to have courses and options for farmers, for commercialists, so that they can do business in the language
24:48and get ahead of the market.
24:51Given all that is happening globally, it is critical that Barbados establish Spanish as our second language and allow our
25:02people to benefit from movement within this hemisphere,
25:07where Spanish is perhaps now spoken by more persons than English.
25:30And we would want to offer Venezuelans the opportunity to learn English, recognizing that English is still one of the
25:37major languages of commerce and trade globally.
25:54Simply put, we believe we can complement each other in this regard.
26:03And the reality is, we had a history of it, but we let it fall. It is now time for
26:09us to ensure that both countries can cooperate deeply on this issue of language,
26:16even beyond what the Venezuelan Institute has done for us over the course of the last 47 years.
26:34If we get this correct, it makes it easier for us to see real progress on the next platform, which
26:42is tourism and connectivity.
26:44We have seen over the course of the last few years since our early talks, Conviasa, coming to Barbados on
26:55a regular basis since we resumed this a few years ago.
27:12We are firmly of the view that there are possibilities for joint marketing and promotion, and we will be working
27:20towards that between both of our tourism entities as we go forward.
27:36As I indicated before, Venezuela is a vast country with every climate known to mankind.
27:50We have looked at the logistics, and it is possible for a person who wants to do a day trip
27:57to leave here in the morning, go to Venezuela.
28:00They will take anywhere depending on where in Venezuela they are going, one to two hours, spend the day, see
28:07sights, be it waterfalls, be it snow in the mountains, be it the deserts, but to have a different experience
28:17from what Barbados can offer.
28:19And still be back in Barbados for dinner at night.
28:25And still be back in Barbados for dinner at night.
28:48And of course the one day visit is only the beginning because we would expect that people may want to
28:54spend more than one day as well.
29:03We also believe that for our people and our students in particular, the opportunity to be able to see geography
29:12in real time and to experience much of what they've been learning at school is an invaluable experience.
29:34When you come from an island, it is important to know that others outside of the island, how they live,
29:42how they work, how their history has evolved, how their culture has evolved.
29:46These things are important for our Barbadian people to be able to experience firsthand and can only happen if we
29:55facilitate movement of people between our two countries.
30:01When you come from an island, it is important to observe and experience and experience how other people live, how
30:11they work, how they work, how they work, and they observe from first hand everything they offer in other countries.
30:21And it can only happen if we facilitate the movement between both peoples.
30:27And finally we recognize that the opportunity to have Venezuelan students here also is a form of tourism as we
30:35know from this very building where we have another university that offers classes in this building to persons who are
30:43not Barbadian but who live here for nine months of the year.
31:07We recognize that the ability to link ourselves not just with air connectivity, with Conviasa, but also with shipping.
31:16And we recognize that the ability to do that.
31:16We recognize that Venezuela is going to be absolutely important if we're going to get the other aspects of trade
31:21going.
31:21And the trade is not going to be limited to food, but we recognize that Venezuela is a major producer
31:29of other materials, for example, within the construction sector.
31:33Aluminium that can help us here, aluminum that can help us here with our solar water heaters and steel and
31:39other aspects of construction materials where we hope we can have more competitive pricing and ready access than what we
31:47currently have.
32:12And finally, in this world in which we live,
32:16you cannot avoid the issue of energy.
32:24The price of energy is what concerns everyone across the world today.
32:35We have for some time been speaking about the possibility of deepening bilateral cooperation between Venezuela and Barbados.
32:44In our own instance, we have the Barbados National Energy Company, which, while small, is in a position to work
32:54with others to be able to better invest jointly in the fields that are being offered for us to be
33:03able to see how best we can expand our capacity and become more resilient,
33:09and to ensure that we maintain affordable access to energy products.
33:25Thank you very much.
33:26Thank you very much.
33:28Thank you very much.
33:44The Prime Minister.
33:46Speaker 2
33:46Let me record for our own benefit that whenever there has been an international oil crisis,
33:53Countries of the Caribbean only survive it if there is assistance from outside.
34:12In the 1970s, when we had the international oil crisis, we had the San Jose Agreement,
34:18which helped all of us in the region, and we thank Mexico and Venezuela for that.
34:42In the 1990s, President Chavez would have assisted with Petro Caribe,
34:46which would have helped a number of countries in the region as well.
34:59And in recent times, we've had Venezuela also discuss and try to assist other Caribbean countries
35:05with discounted product where possible.
35:17So that over the course of the last five decades, Venezuela has been a very close friend to the region
35:25as it relates to energy security and energy efficiency, affordable access, I should say, to energy product.
35:33Durante los últimos cinco décadas, Venezuela ha sido una amistad para los pueblos del Caribe
35:39en cuanto a la seguridad energética y la posibilidad de comprar energía en un buen precio.
35:51Barbados's needs for us are huge, but for other countries, it will be modest.
36:01And that is why we welcome the opportunity for this cooperation to see how best we can invest to the
36:09benefit
36:10of both countries at this very, very difficult time of energy insecurity.
36:16Y por eso damos la bienvenida a esas oportunidades de cooperación,
36:21donde podemos ver cómo nosotros podemos cooperar en esos tiempos difíciles de energía.
36:28We want our cooperation to extend also beyond fossil fuels, to also renewable energy,
36:35and that is where we believe whether it is in the issue of solar water heaters
36:42or the more advanced stages of PV panels, photovoltaic panels, or ultimately wind energy.
36:48We believe that our opportunities for cooperation on renewable energy are tremendous.
37:13So I want to thank you, Madam President, for ensuring that we can today, on the 27th of April,
37:21make another major step in securing the bilateral relationship between our two countries.
37:29So, I want to thank you, Madam President, for ensuring that today, on the 27th of April,
37:37we can take another step in ensuring the bilateral relationship between our countries.
37:43I want to put it in context.
37:47You took one hour to travel from Caracas to Bridgetown.
37:57There are many of us who spend more than one hour on the road in our respective countries traveling,
38:03and therefore, this is to show you how close we are to each other.
38:07Muchos de nosotros pasamos más de una hora en las calles de nuestros propios países moviendo de un lugar a
38:14otro.
38:14Entonces, eso nos demuestra cuán cerca estamos el uno al otro.
38:19We must not let history or language prevent us from being able to find the best possible cooperation for our
38:27two countries and our two peoples.
38:29No podemos dejar que la historia ni el idioma impide nosotros encontrar las mejores posibles fuentes de cooperación para nuestros
38:40dos países y para nuestros dos pueblos.
38:42And we look forward, therefore, to building on the work of all of our predecessors
38:47that have allowed our two countries to have a strong relationship,
38:53and we enjoy strong diplomatic relations that we would want to be able to make sure
38:59is not just for the benefit of those who are at the level of government,
39:04but we want it now to benefit ordinary people so that they can get the best that both countries have
39:11to offer.
39:11I thank you.
39:12Y estamos contentos de seguir trabajando, construyendo sobre el trabajo de los que venían antes nosotros
39:18para seguir fortaleciendo las relaciones entre ambos países,
39:22no solamente a nivel del gobierno, pero también que sea para el beneficio de los pueblos de Barbados y Venezuela.
39:29Y le invito a usted y su delegación a tratar a Barbados como un hogar y regresan pronto.
39:46Muchas gracias, presidente.
39:47Gracias.
39:49...que han ofrecido conjuntamente mientras se procede a la entrega de obsequios institucionales.
39:56Allí la primera ministra entrega a la presidenta Delsi Rodríguez un obsequio,
40:02un cuadro alusivo a la isla de Barbados.
40:05Con esta información regresamos a Caracas.
40:09Gracias.
40:09Gracias.
40:09Gracias.
40:09Gracias.
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