Foreign Minister S Jaishankar met Prime Minister Mark Phillips of South American country Guyana, discussed energy and defense

India-Guyana Joint Committee Meeting organized

He also co-chaired the fifth India-Guyana Joint Committee meeting with his Guyanese counterpart Hugh Todt. Topics like agriculture, defense cooperation and infrastructure development were discussed in this meeting. He tweeted that his presence in the South American country was aimed at building on the build-up from the recent visits of President Ali and Vice President Jagdev. “Strong economic conditions will complement shared values ​​in taking our partnership to a new level,” he tweeted.

There was an agreement between President Ali and PM Modi

They outlined ties between the two countries in the areas of energy, health and pharma, development partnership and capacity building, agriculture, innovation, technology and defense and infrastructure. President Ali and Prime Minister Narendra Modi agreed to focus on these areas. Jaishankar said, ‘(I) addressed the round table conference on trade between India and Guyana. (I) appreciate the participation of Foreign Minister Hugh Todd, Finance Minister Ashni Singh and Public Works Minister Devdat Inder.’ He said that the presence of the Confederation of Indian Industry is a reflection of India’s growing engagement with Latin America.