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Suriname re-opens ‘Backtrack’ crossing

Aug 24, 2009 News

– agri and other exports to resume

The Surinamese authorities have agreed to re-open the ‘backtrack’ border crossing as of today, allowing once more the flow of people, goods and certified agricultural exports.
On August 17, Suriname closed the route over fears that the plant disease, “Black Sigato”, which it claimed is rampant here, would enter the Dutch-Speaking Republic.
Suriname has agreed to re-open the route following a meeting between Minister of Agriculture, Robert Persaud and his counterpart, Dr. Karamchand Ragoebarsingh and the Commissar of Nickerie, B. Shankar in Nickerie.
Persaud welcomed the re-opening of the route and restated Guyana’s commitment to collaborate in the area of agriculture development, particularly in plant health surveillance and management.
The Surinamese Minister further committed to work with Guyana and assured that there will be no barrier to certified agriculture trade.
Minister Persaud used the opportunity to update Surinamese on Guyana’s modern and elaborate plant and animal health surveillance system.
The Guyanese Minister urged that no rash decision is taken that can disrupt the livelihood of farmers, exporters and others who depend on legal cross border trade.
The two Ministers will continue to hold discussions and push for greater co-operation at the technical level, the Ministry of Agriculture stated yesterday.

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