External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar with Guyana’s President Irfaan Ali and others on the commissioning of the India-made ferry MV MA Lisha, in Guyana. (
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India and Guyana are forging a partnership that’s fit for the aim of the contemporary period, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar stated whereas addressing the Indian neighborhood right here.
Mr. Jaishankar, who’s on his first go to to Guyana, additionally apprised the Indian neighborhood of his discussions with the Guyanese management and the 2 international locations’ widespread resolve to improve the extent of their partnership.
“Delighted to interact with the Indian community today evening in Guyana. Thank Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo and Speaker Manzoor Nadir for joining us. Conveyed that we are forging a partnership that is fit for purpose for the contemporary era,” he tweeted after addressing the diaspora on Sunday, April 23, 2023.
Earlier within the day, Mr. Jaishankar met Guyanese service officers who had undergone coaching in India.
Mr. Jaishankar additionally joined President of Guyana Irfaan Ali on the commissioning of the India-made ferry MV MA Lisha.
“MA Lisha means friendship. The ferry made by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers in Kolkata is its practical expression. This ferry would significantly enhance connectivity within Guyana. It will provide mobility and economic opportunities for distant hinterlands,” he stated.
“Visited the evocative monument to Indian arrival in Berbice, Guyana. Shared my admiration of their endeavours and successes with the diaspora. Thank Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports Charles Ramson Jr. for joining,” he stated in one other tweet.
Mr. Jaishankar paid homage to Mahatma Gandhi at his memorial and planted a tree for the India-Guyana friendship.
He stated Gandhiji’s message for local weather consciousness was common and timeless.
Mr. Jaishankar additionally joined the diaspora on the Ram Krishna Dharmik Mandir right here for morning prayers and thanked Minister of Human Services Vindhya Vasini Persaud for collaborating in it.
“So glad to see how traditions, heritage and customs are being maintained,” he stated.
Mr. Jaishankar co-chaired the 4th India-CARICOM ministerial assembly along with his Jamaican counterpart Kaminaj Smith in Georgetown on Friday.
He met Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on the UN headquarters in New York on April 20, 2023 earlier than embarking on a nine-day journey to Guyana, Panama, Colombia and the Dominican Republic on Friday, his first go to because the External Affairs Minister to those Latin American international locations and the Caribbean.
