TT strengthening diplomatic ties

In a recent meeting with Swedish Ambassador to TT Claes Hammar, Moses was informed that the Kingdom of Sweden is working on establishing an Honorary Consul in Tobago.

Hammar thanked TT for the mutual support demonstrated in international fora and the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding for Technical Cooperation between foreign ministers of Caricom and the Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden) at the United Nations General Assembly in New York.

Hammar also expressed the Sweden’s interest in partnering with Caricom in the areas of climate change and renewable energy.

TT and Sweden have had diplomatic relations since July 1966.

In another meeting, Moses congratulated Polish Ambassador to TT, Piotr Kaszuba, on Poland’s independence day which was celebrated on November 23. Moses told Kaszuba this country was eager to explore bilateral cooperation with Poland in areas such as energy, trade and investment with a view to deepening relations between both countries which have had diplomatic ties since August 1988.

Kaszuba indicated that Poland was interested in cooperation with TT areas such as energy, trade and aviation.

TT Honorary Consul to Poland, David Lewis received the Officers Cross of the Order of Merit of Poland for outstanding achievements in the promotion of the bilateral relations between TT and Poland.

In a courtesy call on Moses on November 26, Lebanon Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil discussed areas of mutual interest. These areas included the deepening of trade relations between the two countries as well as multilateral cooperation. Minister Moses also alluded to the shared values of both countries which included the preservation of democracy and the defense of human rights. Bassil stated that he had met with Lebanese nationals of Lebanon living in TT and thanked this country for hosting them