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India’s Foreign Minister arrives in Guyana for four day visit

India Foreign Minister arrives in Guyana for four day visit
Indian Minister of External Affairs Dr Subrahmanyam Jaishankar and Hugh Hilton Todd, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. (Photo: Ministry of Foreign Affairs Guyana)
By CNW Contributor

Loop News- India’s Minister of External Affairs Dr Subrahmanyam Jaishankar touched down in Guyana yesterday to begin a four-day trip, which is meant to further strengthen relations between both countries.

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The first item on Jaishankar’s agenda was to hold bilateral talks with his Guyanese counterpart, Hugh Todd, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation.

He also met with Surinamese Foreign Minister Albert Ramdin, who is in Guyana.

Jaishankar and Todd will co-chair the meeting of the Guyana/India Joint Commission, during which the two sides will discuss deepening cooperation in the areas of education, health, agriculture, investment, infrastructure and energy.

During his visit, Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar will also pay a courtesy call on President Mohamed Irfaan Ali and other cabinet members and senior officials.

The senior Indian diplomat is set to leave Guyana on April 24 for Panama.

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