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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.

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".

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.

The Chinese official congratulated President Ali on Guyana's election as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council and on the dynamic role the Government is playing in spearheading the country and region's food security drive.

She also lauded Guyana's climate mitigation efforts.

President Ali said China remains a long-term strategic partner of Guyana and is active in the development thrust of the country.

The Head of State is expected to make an official State Visit to China at the end of July.

Leaders from the Caribbean and special invitees are in Port of Spain for the event.

This year, CARICOM is also celebrating 50 years since the signing of the Treaty of Chaguaramas, between Guyana, Barbados, Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago which gave birth to the regional body.

During the courtesy call, Minister Todd was presented with a copy of the Report of the European Union Election Follow-up Mission, which was undertaken in May 2023, by a team of experts from the European Union to assess the progress of the implementation of the recommendations outlined in the final report which was presented to the Government in 2021.

Minister Todd and Ambassador Tan discussed several areas of mutual interest towards advancing the cooperation agenda between Guyana and Singapore at the bilateral, regional and multilateral levels.

Ambassador Tan's visit will serve to advance the collaborative agenda between Guyana and Singapore through continued engagement between the two Foreign Ministries.

Guyana and Singapore established bilateral relations on September 19, 2002, and have collaborated at the multilateral level through the Commomwealth and NAM.

During the keynote address at the opening ceremony of the CELAC high-level Minister of Agriculture meeting, today, at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre (ACCC), the President spoke of the need for modernisation and integration.

He also said that women and young people must be intrinsically linked to the system as the region overhauls its approach.

A number of ministers from across the Caribbean and Latin America were at the event.