Swaraj holds talks with Guyanese counterpart to boost ties

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today met her Guyanese counterpart Carl B Greenidge and held talks to further strengthen ties between the two countries through cooperation in capacity building and promotion of business and trade.
Greenidge, who is also the 2nd Vice President of the Caribbean nation, is on a five-day visit to India, along with the Minister of Natural Resources and the Director General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said in a statement.
"Three Memorandums of Understanding, namely, Renewable Energy, Cultural Exchange Programme and Framework Agreement on International Solar Alliance were signed. The Guyanese delegation also presented the Instrument of Ratification of the International Solar Alliance," the MEA statement said.

During his meeting with Greenidge, Swaraj referred to the historical and multifaceted ties between the two sides.
"The subsequent discussions focused on further strengthening India-Guyana bilateral relations, through cooperation in capacity building, promotion of business and trade, enhancement of people to people contact, cooperation on pharmaceuticals, sharing India's experience in Information Technology by setting up IT Centres of Excellence in Georgetown," the statement said.
Views were also exchanged on regional and multilateral issues such as climate change, solar alliance and the United Nations Security Council reforms.
Foreign Minister Greenidge will also have discussions with Dharmendra Pradhan, Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas, and R K Singh, Minister of State for Renewable Energy, for further strengthening trade between the two countries.