{"id":130545,"date":"2021-06-09T09:26:44","date_gmt":"2021-06-09T13:26:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=130545"},"modified":"2021-06-09T09:26:44","modified_gmt":"2021-06-09T13:26:44","slug":"antigua-barbuda-signs-bilateral-agreement-with-russia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/antigua-barbuda-signs-bilateral-agreement-with-russia\/","title":{"rendered":"Antigua & Barbuda Signs Bilateral Agreement With Russia"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Antigua & Barbuda signed a treaty on basic relations with Russia on Tuesday, that both countries said would further enhance their cooperation in a number of areas.<\/p>

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Prime Minister Gaston Browne and Russia\u2019s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov signed the treaty allowing for cooperating in trade, the economy, culture, education, sports, healthcare, science and technology, as well as the mitigation of natural disasters among other areas.<\/p>\n

Browne told the virtual signing ceremony that St. John\u2019s was looking forward to further strengthening the relationship with the Eastern European country.<\/p>

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\u201cRussia is one of the leading nations in the world and we felt that it is important for us to strengthen the bilateral relationship so that we can also strengthen the level of collaboration in the international fora,\u201d Browne said.<\/p>

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\u201cAs you are fully aware, we have been collaborating on many issues, including climate change, which is the most significant threat facing our common humanity and we would have had very strong bilateral relations.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is a relationship that is mutually beneficial and I believe that by the execution of this treaty on basic relations that it will further strengthen our relationships and certainly our commitment to the principles of good governance, to democracy and the rule of law, the protection and promotion of human rights, as well as the fundamental freedoms of our peoples.\u201d<\/p>

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Browne said the accord will also allow for the focus on the socio-economic development of the people.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis treaty on basic relations is very important to us,\u201d Browne said.<\/p>

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For his part, Lavrov said Russia will continue to provide assistance to Antigua & Barbuda in a number of areas.<\/p>

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\u201cDefinitely, we are determined to further strengthen the cooperation emergency response on disaster relief, and we will keep implementing cultural and humanitarian exchanges and interact in the personal training both for the diplomatic services of our countries and for law enforcement,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cDefinitely we are committed to\u2026joint economic initiatives and business investment.\u201d<\/p>\n

Two years ago, the two countries signed an agreement adopting visa free access for their citizens for up to 90 days. The agreement came into force in October of that year.<\/p>\n

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