The below is attributable to Principal Deputy Spokesperson Tommy Pigott:

Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar on the margins of the 50th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) in Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis. Secretary Rubio commended Trinidad and Tobago as a strong U.S. partner in the Caribbean and acknowledged Prime Minister Persad-Bissessar’s public support for U.S. military operations in the South Caribbean Sea. Secretary Rubio and Prime Minister Persad-Bissessar reiterated both our governments’ commitment to energy security in our region, curbing illegal narcotics and firearms trafficking, and deepening U.S.-Trinidad and Tobago security cooperation.