Colombia–Trinidad and Tobago relations
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Colombia–Trinidad and Tobago relations are the bilateral relations between the Republic of Colombia and the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. Both governments have maintained a friendly relationship since the 20th century. Both countries are members of Organization of American States and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States.
History
[edit]Both governments established diplomatic relations in 1968.[2] The Colombian embassy in Trinidad and Tobago was opened in January 2012. In 2014, the Colombian-Trinidadian Chamber of Commerce was created to strengthen trade relations. On 24 January 2017, a bilateral meeting was held with María Ángela Holguín and Dennis Moses at Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. One month later, Trinidadian Ambassador Paul Byam accredited to the former president of Colombia Juan Manuel Santos as representative of the government of Trinidad and Tobago.[3]
On 4 September 2018, Colombian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Luz Stella Jara held a meeting with the Minister of Trade and Industry of Trinidad and Tobago Paul Gopee-Scoon in Bogotá to discuss the bilateral trade that focuses on trade and investment. One year later on 15 May 2019, the Foreign Minister of Colombia Carlos Holmes Trujillo held a bilateral meeting with his Trinidadian counterpart Dennis Moses in Port of Spain. They had a discussion about the problems on the bilateral and regional agenda.[3]
The Memorandum of Understanding on Political Consultations was signed on 25 January 2023 to strengthen the bilateral relations between the two countries and encourage collaboration regarding regional and international affairs.[4]
Economic relations
[edit]Colombia exported products worth 308,040 thousand dollars, the main export products being petroleum, machinery and agro-industrial products, while Colombia exported products worth 119,178 thousand dollars, the main products being chemicals, petroleum derivatives and agro-industrial products.[5]
Diplomatic representation
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Colombia has an embassy in Port of Spain, as well as a consular section in the same embassy.[6]
Trinidad and Tobago's embassy in Caracas is accredited to Colombia, and has a consulate in Bogotá.[7][8]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ "Embajada de Colombia en Trinidad y Tobago" [Embassy of Colombia in Trinidad and Tobago] (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 November 2024.
- ^ "Ministry of Foreign and CARICOM Affairs". foreign.gov.tt. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
- ^ a b "Trinidad y Tobago". Cancillería de Colombia.
- ^ "Trinidad and Tobago signs Memorandum of Understanding with Colombia on Political Consultations". Ministry of Foreign and CARICOM Affairs. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
- ^ "Perfil de Trinidad y Tobago". Ministerio de Comercio, Industria y Turismo (Colombia).
- ^ "Embajada de Colombia en Puerto España, Trinidad y Tobago". EmbassyPages.
- ^ "Embajada de Trinidad y Tobago en Caracas, Venezuela". EmbassyPages.
- ^ "Consulado de Trinidad y Tobago en Bogotá, Colombia". EmbassyPages.
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