Cuba–Suriname relations

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Cuba–Suriname relations
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Diplomatic relations between Cuba and Suriname were established on 23 March 1979. [1] Suriname has had an embassy in Havana since 2003. [2] Cuba has had an embassy in Paramaribo since 1981. [3]

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History

Desi Bouterse (left) and Raul Castro (right) at a CARICOM meeting (2011) Desi Bouterse & Raul Castro.jpg
Desi Bouterse (left) and Raúl Castro (right) at a CARICOM meeting (2011)
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Embassy of Cuba in Paramaribo

After the 1980 Surinamese coup d'état, Fidel Castro was the first head of state to offer his congratulations to Desi Bouterse. [4] Cuba established an embassy in Paramaribo in 1981, which developed into the largest diplomatic mission in Suriname. [3] [5] The murder of Maurice Bishop in 1983, and subsequent invasion of Grenada, was followed by the downgrading of the Cuban embassy to a diplomatic post with a chargé d'affaires [5] and the expulsion of 105 Cuban diplomats and advisors. The National Military Council denied a correlation between the expulsion and the events in Grenada. [6]

In 1998, President Wijdenbosch made a state visit to Cuba and promised to renew diplomatic relations. [7] In 2006, the Cuban embassy was re-established. [8] In 2011, there was a state visit by President Bouterse to Cuba to discuss trade. [9]

Cuba has sent many medical doctors to Suriname. [10] In 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, 50 doctors were dispatched to Suriname. [11] Cuba also provided scholarships and medical education; however, the program was cancelled in August 2020. [12] In the 2020s, Cuban refugees increasingly used Suriname as a transit country to the United States. [13] In January 2021, a group of 500 Cubans stranded in South Drain, where they were denied access to Guyana, from which they had hoped to catch a flight to the United States. [14]

Trade

Trade between Suriname and Cuba is negligible. In 2019, Suriname exported US$242,000 worth of goods to Cuba with the main product being wood. Cuba exported US$318,000 worth of goods with the main product being detonating fuses. [15]

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References

  1. ↑ "Lijst van Diplomatieke betrekkingen en visum afschaffing" (PDF). Surinamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs (in Dutch). Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 April 2019. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  2. ↑ "Antonius ambassadeur Suriname op Cuba". Waterkant (in Dutch). 31 March 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  3. 1 2 "Ambassadeur van Cuba in Suriname presenteert zich". Amigoe via Delpher.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  4. ↑ "Surinaamse leiders koersen naar links militair regime". Reformatorisch Dagblad (in Dutch). 20 March 1982. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  5. 1 2 "Felle kritiek op VS-invasie". Amigoe via Delpher.nl (in Dutch). 26 October 1983. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  6. ↑ "Bouterse zet 105 Cubanen uit Suriname". Het Parool via Delpher.nl (in Dutch). 31 October 1983. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  7. ↑ "Suriname en Cuba halen banden aan" . NRC (in Dutch). 15 January 1999. Retrieved 28 December 2021. Wijdenbosch confirmed that the relationship was severed because of Grenada
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  9. ↑ "Bouterse weer in Suriname na staatsbezoek Cuba". Waterkant. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  10. ↑ "Cuba heeft historie van zending medici naar crisislanden". Suriname Herald (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  11. ↑ "Suriname krijgt ondersteuning van vijftig Cubaanse gezondheidswerkers voor COVID-19". Suriname Herald (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  12. ↑ "Medische studenten Suriname worden teruggehaald uit Cuba". Suriname Herald. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
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