ROSEAU, Dominica – Dominica, and China have signed an agreement for visa-free travel between the two countries, with Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit saying it underscores the ongoing strong relationship between Beijing and Roseau.
“This is a special dispensation and consideration, which China is granting especially in this pandemic period, and so we are even more grateful for the signing of this agreement.
“These bilateral relations are entrenched in our recognition that there is but one China. And as we have said many times, Dominica will assist, where it can, in the peaceful reunification of China,” Skerrit said, about China considering Taiwan, which has diplomatic relations with less than a handful of Caribbean countries, as a renegade province.
Skerrit signed the agreement on Monday with the newly accredited Chinese ambassador Lin Xinjiang, who had earlier indicated that Beijing wanted to push its relations with Dominica “to new heights.
We want to push our bilateral relations to new heights and facilitate international travel between our two peoples. I wish, with this agreement coming into effect, that the bilateral ties can be heightened further, the people-to-people exchanges can be made closer, and we can bring our friendship to a new level,” he said while presenting his credentials to President Charles Savarin.
The visa-free agreement takes immediate effect. Dominica and China formally established diplomatic relations in March 2004.
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