The British Virgin Islands and neighbouring United States Virgin Islands have agreed to have an Inter Virgin Islands Council meeting next month and a Friendship Day in mid-October.
Premier Dr. the Honourable Natalio Wheatley confirmed the two events during a press conference on Monday.
He said the events were agreed upon during a recent meeting with the Governor of the USVI Albert Bryan and Lt. Governor Tregenza Roache.
“I was also very pleased that so many persons from our neighbours in the United States Virgin Islands joined us, including Governor Albert Bryan and Lt. Governor Tregenza Roache. Deputy Premier Hon. Kye Rymer, and I had the opportunity to meet with Governor Bryan and Lt. Governor Roache in the margins of the festival in which we discussed relations between the US Virgin Islands and British Virgin Islands”, Premier Wheatley stated.
He added, “Among other things, we agreed that an Inter Virgin Islands Council meeting will take place in September in the USVI and Friendship Day will take place in mid-October in the BVI, and that our respective governments will explore greater cooperation in areas such as disaster response, maritime management and public health.”
Dr. Wheatley also said that he wants the two territories to continue their partnership in delivering races on August Tuesdays.
The last Inter Virgin Islands Council meeting between the two countries was held in February 2020.
According to former Premier Andrew Fahie, that meeting resulted in the US Virgin Islands Police Department donating protective kits and body armour to the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force.