Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, Gaston Browne, has ccongratulated St Vincent and the Grenadines PM, Ralph Gonsalves, on his election on Friday to a two-year term as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council.
The letter read as follows:
Dear Brother Prime Minister,
On behalf of the Government and people of Antigua and Barbuda and on my own behalf, I congratulate you, and the Government and people of St Vincent and the Grenadines on your convincing election today as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC). St Vincent and the Grenadines’ election is a result of hard work and earned respect for your government under your leadership. You have demonstrated that smallness is not an obstacle to meaningful participation in global decision making. I have every confidence that St Vincent and the Grenadines will give a strong voice to the causes of small states in the Security Council and that it will continue to uphold principled and objective positions on issues with which the Council will grapple. Antigua and Barbuda is proud of St Vincent and the Grenadines and we send our best wishes for a successful tenure on the Security Council and assure you of our unstinting support.
Sincerely Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda