PRESIDENT Donald Ramotar received a courtesy call, on Monday, from Non-resident Japanese Ambassador Yoshimasa Tezuka at the Office of the President in Georgetown. The visit was to apprise the president of activities scheduled for, what has been designated Japan-Caricom Friendship Year, according to the ambassador.

He said issues of bilateral affairs were discussed, along with areas of cooperation, along with proposed future activities between Japan and Caricom.
This year marks the 20th anniversary of bilateral consultations between Japan and the regional grouping, which are held annually.
The Caricom-Japan Public-Private Joint Economic Mission was a forum in which Caricom promoted investment opportunities to Japan in areas such as Energy, and Information and Communication Technology (ICT). The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) is one of the key agencies through which the cooperation programmes are being realised.