Prime Minister Christie meets China’s president
Prime Minister Perry Christie, left, speaks with the President of the People’s Republic of China Xi Jinping in Port of Spain, Trinidad, Sunday, where they agreed on a new package of technical support amounting to US$8 million. PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad — Prime Minister Perry Christie, left, speaks with the President of the People’s Republic of China Xi Jinping in Port of Spain, Trinidad, Sunday, where they agreed on a new package of technical support amounting to US$8 million. The details of the spending are to be settled in Nassau with the Chinese officials.
This is the first visit of a sitting Chinese president to the region. President Xi, who visited The Bahamas as a public official in 2006, recalled during the meeting fond memories of his stay at Atlantis, a fishing trip and the fish meal he caught while in The Bahamas.
The Prime Minister returned to Nassau late Sunday. (BIS Photo/Peter Ramsay)
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