THE Mexican Government, through its Ambassador to Guyana, His Excellency Ivan Robero Sierra Medel, has assured that the two countries’ long standing relations will continue. The ambassador yesterday paid a courtesy call on President David Granger at the Ministry of the Presidency, Shiv Chanderpaul Drive.
According to Ambassador Medel, Guyana and Mexico have shared past experiences in development cooperation, and this will continue under the new Administration.
Areas of cooperation between Guyana and Mexico include agriculture, (exploring greater use of coconuts) and training. Mexico provides Guyanese with scholarships in several areas two of which are engineering and health.
“…We also spoke about future initiatives. There is a large potential for new initiatives, and we hope that we can work, not only bilaterally, but also in forums such as CARICOM.”
Ambassador Medel was accredited in April of this year.