Discussions at the conference are to address issues such as training opportunities for the Coast Guard, Air Corps, 4 Engineer Battalion, 31 Special Forces Squadron and other Units of the Force.

In addition, there is to be discussion regarding collaboration on exchange-type modules of training between the militaries of Guyana and Brazil, according to a statement from the GDF.

Also up for discussion are the return of the Brazilian Smoke Squadron in 2010 and the participation of the Brazilian Military in the GDF’s 45th Anniversary celebrations. The delegation will also be visiting the Brazilian Minister of Defence and the Commander of Brazil’s Air Force.

The Army said similar conferences have, in the past, provided the mechanisms through which several areas of cooperation and collaboration among the two militaries have been given impetus.

They have also enabled much to be achieved in terms of building and sustaining a positive relationship between the two Militaries.

“Sustained cooperation and friendship between the GDF and the Brazilian Military will no doubt continue for both countries, as they seek a path to maintaining a climate of peace and harmony in this part of the hemisphere,” the GDF posited.

Accompanying the COS are Lieutenant Colonels Enoch Gaskin, Jawalla Persaud, Wilbert Lee, Sydney James and COS’s Aide de Camp Captain David Shamshundeen.