US President Joseph Biden
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The Joe Biden administration on Tuesday congratulated the individuals of Curaçao as they have a good time Curaçao Day.
“Our longstanding friendship is a testomony to the people-to-people ties, shared historical past, and customary values that bind us,” stated US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken in a press release. “America and Curaçao will proceed working collectively to disrupt transnational felony networks and make life safer for all our residents.
“Collectively, we’re increasing financial alternative by investing our time and assets into schooling and entrepreneurship,” he added. “By way of regional initiatives such because the US-Caribbean Partnership to Handle the Local weather Disaster (PACC 2030), we’re partnering with Caribbean establishments to enhance Caribbean resilience and our capacity to face future challenges.
“Wishing the individuals of Curaçao a contented Curaçao Day and looking out ahead to persevering with to construct a brighter future for our peoples.
Curaçao Day is a public vacation that’s noticed yearly on Oct. 10. This 12 months, the island celebrates its twenty third anniversary of turning into a nation contained in the Dutch Kingdom.
Curaçao, along with sister islands Aruba and Bonaire, is positioned within the Southern Caribbean Sea. Curaçao at present administers and manages its inside affairs as an autonomous nation, with the Kingdom of the Netherlands managing explicit areas reminiscent of extradition, protection and overseas relations.
Curaçao is the biggest of the six Caribbean islands that comprise the Caribbean portion of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
