ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA AND KENYA COMMIT TO STRENGTENING FLEDGLING BILATERAL TIES

Antigua and Barbuda is to explore establishing a High Commission in Kenya as both countries have pledged to deepen freshly-established relations.
Prime Minister Hon. Gaston Browne and Kenya’s newly-elected president, William Ruto met this week in New York on the margins of the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly.
Both countries formally established diplomatic relations this year at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Rwanda in June.
A release from the Office of the Prime Minister says Prime Minister Browne congratulated President Ruto, who was recently sworn in as the fifth president of the Republic of Kenya.
Prime Minister Browne also expressed his government’s vision to work with Kenya to advance the interests of sustainable development, trade, peace and prosperity for both peoples.
Prime Minister Browne said his government will favourably explore the establishment of a High Commission in Kenya in response to a reiterated offer from President Ruto.
Prime Minister Browne also initiated discussions on the possibility of direct airlift between Kenya and Antigua and Barbuda.