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Meeting of the National Advisory Committee on External Negotiations (NACEN) – July 12th 2023.

The Honourable Hugh Hilton Todd, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation on Wednesday July 12, 2023, hosted the Meeting of the National Advisory Committee on External Negotiations (NACEN) at the Arthur Chung Conference Center. The NACEN is part of Guyana consultative mechanism on national trade policy and its mandate includes discussing and advising on current trade issues relating to Guyana regional and international trade.

Guyana’s Foreign Minister accepted the UNDP Resident Representative’s Letters of Appointment.

During the meeting, Minister Todd welcomed the new Resident Representative to Guyana and reiterated the Government of Guyana’s commitment to partnering with the UNDP for advancing Guyana's developmental agenda.

Mr. Noto will have overall responsibility for the operational activities of UNDP in Guyana and comes to the post with knowledge, experience and competencies in areas such as leadership, advocacy and developmental partnerships.

The Honourable Hugh Hilton Todd, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation yesterday received a courtesy call from His Excellency Jürg Spercer, non-resident Ambassador of Switzerland to Guyana.

During the engagement Minister Todd and Ambassador Spercer discussed areas of mutual interest to Guyana and Switzerland particularly at the multilateral level.

His Excellency President Dr Irfaan Ali received a courtesy visit from the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Canada, Mr Maninder Sidhu, this afternoon, at State House.

Mr Sidhu and his team were led by Canada’s High Commissioner to Guyana, HE Mark Berman.

His Excellency President Dr Irfaan Ali hosted the US Secretary of State, Mr Antony J. Blinken, to the State House, where they engaged in bilateral discussions.

After their meeting, the Guyanese Head of State and the US Secretary of State engaged with members of the media from Guyana and the United States.

His Excellency President Dr Irfaan Ali met with the United States of America’s Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, at State House this afternoon.

The Secretary of State was accompanied by the United States Ambassador to Guyana, HE Sarah-Ann Lynch and a number of other US government officials.

Prime Minister, Brigadier (Ret’d), the Honourable Mark Phillips; Vice President, the Honourable Dr Bharrat Jagdeo; and a number of other Cabinet ministers and Government officials were also part of the meeting.

President Ali and US House of Representatives' Democratic Leader Jeffries exchanged pleasantries during the final day of the 45th CARICOM Heads of Government meeting.

The event took place on Wednesday afternoon at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Port of Spain, Trinidad. The two leaders discussed a range of issues, including the importance of cooperation between the Caribbean and the United States.

President Ali also met with US Congressman Gregory Meeks, who was also a part of the US delegation at the event.

His Excellency President Dr Irfaan Ali exchanged pleasantries with the President of Rwanda, His Excellency Paul Kagame on the sidelines of the CARICOM Heads of Government meeting at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Port of Spain, today.

The Rwandan leader then took part in a special plenary session with the region's Heads of State.

His Excellency President Dr Irfaan Ali held a meeting with the Prime Minister of South Korea, Han Duck-soo on the sidelines of the CARICOM Heads of Government meeting at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Port of Spain, Trinidad on Tuesday

Discussions centred on ways of enhancing cooperation between the nations.

Prime Minister Han congratulated President Ali on Guyana's election as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council, while indicating his Government's willingness to support Guyana through a "framework of economic cooperation" and the country's technological movement by means of tailored education.

President Ali lauded South Korea's development while noting its "highly-skilled and developed human asset".

His Excellency President Dr Irfaan Ali and other CARICOM Heads of Government re-visited the Chaguaramas Convention Centre, in Trinidad this morning, where the historical signing that birthed the regional body took place 50 years ago.

At the venue, the leaders signed a letter that contains their collective vision for the next 50 years. It was then sealed and placed in a time capsule for CARICOM's centenary celebrations in July of 2073.

The leaders also took part in a tree-planting exercise.