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Guyana is an important partner for Canada – High Commissioner
Canadian High Commissioner to Guyana, Charles Court
Reports suggesting that Canada intends to close its High Commission in Georgetown are ‘baseless’ and ‘do not reflect’ in any way the trend of the Canada-Guyana relationship, Canadian High Commissioner to Guyana Charles Court said.
In a statement issued yesterday, Court said that Canada views Guyana as an important partner in its engagement in the Caribbean.
It is important that Canada and Caricom move ahead with its bilateral trade negotiations against the background of the economic crisis, he said.
The High Commissioner said that Canada is now preparing to strengthen its economic cooperation, modernising vital sectors, and helping governments position themselves to take full advantage of the recovery as it relates to the new trade agreement with Canada.
Canada, he pointed out, is sympathetic to the needs of developing countries, and will take into account the capacity constraints and vulnerabilities associated with small states throughout the negotiations.
The High Commissioner said that Canada’s commitment to the Caribbean goes well beyond trade.
Caricom members, Court said, confront a number of geographic, economic and social challenges, including major capacity constraints in terms of human and financial resources, frequent natural disasters, instability in some cases, limited size and scope of domestic economies, and heavy debt and dependence on a few sectors. Recognising these challenges and developing long-term solutions that will effectively and concretely address the problems and underlying causes, Canada’s Prime Minister has committed to working with its partners in the region to enhance security, democracy and prosperity, the High Commissioner said.
According to Court, Canada has had a long history of close ties and cooperation with Guyana and the Caricom group of countries.
“My country has been a responsive, reliable and sensitive partner of the region for many years. Canada is committed to this region, with an offer for partnership, stability, prosperity and freedom which we hope our friends will help us develop, build and expand for our mutual benefit.”
Court said that Canada and Guyana enjoy a longstanding and positive political, economic and development-assistance relationship. Guyana has and will continue to benefit from Canadian development assistance, he added, through CIDA’s regional programme in the Caribbean.
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