PRESIDENT Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali has received a congratulatory letter from President of the Federative Republic of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro, who expressed his desire to see strengthened co-operation between the two nations.

In his letter, President Bolsonaro said, “At this moment in which the perspective of ample and important transformations is presented to Guyana, I affirm the priority attributed by Brazil to the bilateral relationship. I am ready to work with Your Excellency in continuing strengthening the ties of friendship and cooperation between our two countries, with the view of the well-being and prosperity of Brazilian and Guyanese peoples.”

President Bolsonaro noted, too, that the conclusion of the electoral process “ratifies the commitment [to] democracy that must continue to guide our whole region”.

President Bolsonaro also extended best wishes to President Ali for success in the exercise of his mandate.