The Third Round of migration talks between the Government of Cuba and the Government of the Cayman Islands took place at the Government Administration Building, Grand Cayman on 16 – 17 April 2015.

The delegation from the Republic of Cuba was headed by Ambassador Rafael Dausá Céspedes, Director of Consular Affairs and Cuban Residents Abroad, Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The delegation from the Cayman Islands was headed by the Deputy Governor, Honourable Franz Manderson, Cert. Hon., JP.

The talks concluded on the afternoon of Friday, 17 April 2015 with the signing of a 2015 Memorandum of Understanding on Migration, which outlines a more efficient repatriation process for irregular Cuban migrants. The delegations also agreed on an annual review of the operation and effectiveness of the Memorandum.

Both delegations agreed that the discussions during the course of the two days had been most productive and were conducted in a warm spirit reflective of the relations between the two countries.

Photo Caption: Photo by Bina Mani, GIS

Deputy Governor Honourable Franz Manderson, Cert. Hon., JP (left) shakes hands with Cuban Ambassador Rafael Dausá Céspedes, Director of Consular Affairs and Cuban Residents Abroad, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, following the signing of an MOU at Government Administration Building, Friday, 17 April 2015.

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There has been no details released to date of what is contained in the MOU.