AMBASSADOR of the European Union (EU) Robert Kopecký and his team met, last Thursday, with President David Granger where they discussed a number of issues of importance to relations between the EU and Guyana.

Ambassador Kopecký congratulated President Granger on his election, and noted that 2015 marks 40 years of excellent relations and partnership between Guyana and the EU.

Issues which were discussed include development cooperation, climate change, security, the sugar industry, and regional integration.
Human rights issues were also discussed, and President Granger welcomed an EU proposal to hold a regional conference on abolition of the death penalty.
The President also welcomed an EU proposal to fund a feasibility study into the restoration of Georgetown’s City Hall. (GINA)