President Dr Irfaan Ali held bilateral talks with the President of the Dominican Republic, Luis Abinader at the United Nations Headquarters in Manhattan, New York today.

Discussions focused on expanding and enhancing the current bilateral partnership between the two countries, especially as it relates to enhancing private-sector collaboration.

As Chair of CARICOM, President Ali committed to supporting the Dominican Republic’s application for an associate member position of the regional body.

He said that the sophistication of the Dominican Republic’s private sector allows for greater integration in opportunities emerging from the Caribbean Community, including areas of transport and logistics and agro-processing.

During the meeting, President Abinader lauded President Ali’s leadership in CARICOM and Guyana’s role at the United Nations Security Council.

Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Honourable Hugh Todd; Permanent Representative of Guyana to the UN, Ambassador Carolyn Rodrigues—Birkett; Foreign Secretary Robert Persaud and the Dominican Republic’s Minister of External Relations, the Honourable Roberto Alvarez were also part of the meeting.