–Minister Todd tells officials at Ministerial Conference of the Fourth China-Caribbean Economic and Trade Co-operation Forum

MINISTER of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Hugh Todd, on September 13, 2024, attended the Ministerial Conference of the Fourth China-Caribbean Economic and Trade Cooperation Forum during which he delivered brief remarks.
Minister Todd highlighted the need for the Caribbean region and China to close the existing gap in trade within the confines of a rules-based mechanism as outlined in international law.
He further highlighted the Government of Guyana’s main priorities and interest in further collaborating with China in the areas of food security, energy security and climate security.

Minister Todd also underscored the economic transformation taking place in Guyana and emphasised the Government of Guyana’s invitation to investors from the Caribbean and China to partner with Guyana in the various investment opportunities opening up in the Guyana economy.
Other Caribbean countries attending the Forum include Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, The Bahamas, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Jamaica, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago and Haiti as an observer.