ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC – The Authorities of Grenada, via the Ministry of International Affairs, right now introduced {that a} assembly occurred between Grenada’s Ambassador to america and a high-level delegation from america Division of State.
The assembly, which occurred earlier this week in Washington D.C., was a follow-up to earlier diplomatic exchanges and offered a invaluable alternative for either side to interact in a direct and constructive dialogue.
“The Authorities of Grenada views the discussions as a constructive step ahead in strengthening mutual understanding and cooperation.”
At that assembly, the US confirmed that visa restrictions could be utilized, and the Ministry of International Affairs has since acquired official notification {that a} limitation has been positioned on the Minister of Finance.
However this improvement, either side reaffirmed their unwavering dedication to their nations’ long-standing relationship. They’ve agreed to proceed using established diplomatic channels to handle all issues of mutual concern in a solution-oriented method.
The Ministry of International Affairs has assured the general public that it’ll proceed to supply info as these diplomatic discussions proceed professionally and responsibly.
In the meantime, Finance Minister Dennis Cornwall is the primary authorities official to be hit by Washington’s resolution to focus on authorities leaders within the Caribbean on the Cuban medical brigade difficulty.
All three US visas – B1, B2, and A1 – held by the senior authorities minister have been revoked by the US authorities.
The US authorities additionally withdrew the visa issued to Ophelia Cornwall, the estranged spouse of Cornwall.
Ophelia Cornwall is now separated from the Congress authorities minister. She is thought to be the brand new mistress of former Prime Minister Dr. Keith Mitchell of the opposition New Nationwide Occasion (NNP).
The federal government of Prime Minister Dickon Mitchell has been formally notified in regards to the withdrawal of the US visas to each Cornwall and his former spouse.
Throughout a latest sitting in Parliament, Cornwall acknowledged overtly that he most well-liked to lose his US visa and to face in solidarity with Cuba on the Medical Brigade difficulty.
Cornwall, the present Member of Parliament for the agricultural St Patrick East constituency, had studied in Cuba within the Nineteen Eighties through the reign of the leftist Folks’s Revolutionary Authorities (PRG) of executed Prime Minister Maurice Bishop.
International Minister Joseph Andall, one other ex-university scholar in Cuba, had additionally expressed related views to Cornwall on the Cuban medical brigade difficulty.
