Guyana wishes to strengthen ties with Vietnam in various areas
Georgetown (VNA) – Vietnamese Ambassador to Brazil and Guyana Pham
Thi Kim Hoa recently presented credentials to President of Guyana Mohamed
Irfaan Ali.
At a reception for
the diplomat, President Mohamed Irfaan Ali said he hopes Vietnam will assist Guyana in
agriculture, animal husbandry and cultivation.
Hoa vowed to work to develop the traditional friendship and
cooperation between the two Governments and peoples in her position.
On March 21, Hoa paid
a courtesy call to Guyanese Minister of Tourism, Industry and Commerce of Guyana Oneidge Walrond who
pledged to offer all possible support to Vietnamese firms to access Guyana’s
market and wished to learn from Vietnam’s experience in ecological
tourism development.
During a working
session with the Vietnamese diplomat a day later, Guyanese Minister of Foreign Affairs
and International Cooperation Hilton Todd promised to support Vietnam at
multilateral forums and facilitate the exchange of all-level delegations in the
near future.
Elizabeth Harper, standing Deputy
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Guyana, announced that two countries will soon offer visa exemption to their
diplomatic and official passport holders in order to promote bilateral visit
exchanges.
The same day, Deputy Minister of Agriculture Madanlall Ramraj said Guyana wishes to expand collaboration with Vietnam in
agriculture, mining and textile in the near future. He said Guyana is concerned about global
food security issues and hopes to learn from Vietnam’s experience in the field through the exchange of experts in agricultural production.
During a working
session on March 23, President of the Guyana Office for Investment Peter
Ramsaroop said the South American country is strong in eco-tourism, mining and oil exploration so that it will
create the most favourable conditions for Vietnamese firms to do business
there.
On the occasion, Hoa also visited the
Vietnamese community in Guyana./.