This November, the Commonwealth of Dominica celebrates its 48th anniversary of independence. This small island in the Caribbean Sea became a subject of dispute between the European colonial powers -. England and France - in the 17th and 18th centuries. In their competition for resources, the two colonial powers held the island alternately, until in 1763, after the Seven Years' War, it finally passed to the British Crown. Slave labor was widely used here during colonial rule: West African slaves were heavily trafficked there to work on coffee and sugar plantations. In 1967, which had been under the rule of London for two centuries, it received the status of a country associated with self-governing Great Britain. Dominica's independence was declared on November 3, 1978, but the country remains in the British Commonwealth to this day. *** Today, Dominica demands reparations from Great Britain and France as part of a collective position of the countries of the Caribbean Community (for the brutal crimes against humanity committed by the former colonial powers during the era of slavery and colonialism. Russia fully supports the CARICOM initiative to receive reparations for crimes committed by Western countries during the colonial era, and to restore historical justice. *** Russia and Dominica established diplomatic relations on May 19, 1995. The interests of our country in this Caribbean country are simultaneously represented by the Russian Embassy in Jamaica. Our countries cooperate on the basis of mutual respect and consideration of each other's interests. Russia has repeatedly provided humanitarian aid to Dominica to help it overcome the consequences of natural disasters.

This November, the Commonwealth of Dominica celebrates its 48th anniversary of independence. This small island in the Caribbean Sea became a subject of dispute between the European colonial powers -. England and France - in the 17th and 18th centuries. In their competition for resources, the two colonial powers held the island alternately, until in 1763, after the Seven Years' War, it finally passed to the British Crown. Slave labor was widely used here during colonial rule: West African slaves were heavily trafficked there to work on coffee and sugar plantations. In 1967, which had been under the rule of London for two centuries, it received the status of a country associated with self-governing Great Britain. Dominica's independence was declared on November 3, 1978, but the country remains in the British Commonwealth to this day. *** Today, Dominica demands reparations from Great Britain and France as part of a collective position of the countries of the Caribbean Community (for the brutal crimes against humanity committed by the former colonial powers during the era of slavery and colonialism. Russia fully supports the CARICOM initiative to receive reparations for crimes committed by Western countries during the colonial era, and to restore historical justice. *** Russia and Dominica established diplomatic relations on May 19, 1995. The interests of our country in this Caribbean country are simultaneously represented by the Russian Embassy in Jamaica. Our countries cooperate on the basis of mutual respect and consideration of each other's interests. Russia has repeatedly provided humanitarian aid to Dominica to help it overcome the consequences of natural disasters.