GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Guyana and Qatar have held their first political consultation following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding(MoU) between them to discuss issues of mutual interest.
Guyana’s Foreign Secretary, Robert Persaud and Dr Ahmed bin Hassan Al Hammadi, Secretary-General, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Qatar (DPI Photo)A government statement said that Foreign Secretary Robert Persaud Tuesday held discussions with Dr Ahmed bin Hassan Al Hammadi, Secretary-General, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Qatar.
“There are many opportunities that exist in which we can develop, and we can explore, and we hope that through today’s political consultation, we can examine those and that itself would lead to some specific and additional areas in which we can mutually agree to in terms of pursuing,” Persaud said.
For his part, Al Hammadi indicated that while some Qatari companies have already started investing in Guyana, his government wants to expand investments beyond the energy sector and will be exploring other ventures including real estate and hotels.
“The two sides reviewed the existing areas of bilateral cooperation which cover infrastructure, health, agriculture, and energy. They agreed to advance and deepen cooperation in these areas while exploring new initiatives and endeavoured to enhance coordination within multilateral institutions on areas of mutual interest,” the statement said.
Last September, the Amir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani visited Guyana “where various areas of interest and cooperation were discussed which led to a series of undertakings between the two countries including various agreements,” the statement added.
