UNITED States Ambassador to Guyana, Perry Holloway, has hailed relations between Guyana and the USA as “fantastic!”

Following a courtesy call on President David Granger at the Ministry of the Presidency on Monday, Ambassador Holloway said: “I think relations between our two countries are fantastic right now,” a Ministry of the Presidency release quoted him as saying.

The ambassador’s visit is his first since the beginning of the New Year, and he took the opportunity to wish President Granger and the people of Guyana a productive 2016. He also expressed hope for continued fruitful relations between the two nations.

Speaking on continued friendship and cooperation between Guyana and the United States, Ambassador Holloway said: “We have a lot of areas of mutual interest. We talked about security, we talked about energy, and we talked about international issues.”

Minister of State, Joseph Harmon, also attended the meeting.