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Guyana, Brazil armed forces commence high-level forum
The Sixth Bilateral Staff Conference between the Guyana Defence Force and the Brazilian Armed Forces was yesterday declared open by Commodore Gary Best. The venue was the Essequibo Room of the Pegasus Hotel
In brief remarks, the Chief of Staff asserted that the meeting was being held at a time when relations between the two nations are at the highest level.
According to Best, it is also at a period when both countries’ economies are experiencing growth, though he stressed that Brazil’s is of far greater proportion. He pointed out that this was happening as the world faces challenges with keeping commodities, food and energy prices low to enable with generation and human security.
Top brass of the two armies pose following the Opening Ceremony
Against this backdrop, the commodore explained that the military is being constantly asked to provide more integrated development services to both countries.
“No doubt these new missions bring new challenges to the military. Today the military must be vigilant in protecting common patrimonies such as the Amazon Region. As the continent develops, our military must enable infrastructural connectivity within South America. Further the military must put its skills inventory together and enable its peace-building mechanisms.”
“These areas of human concern offer significant opportunities for the forces to develop and implement joint activities to combat them. I believe that the military is in good standing to continue forging technical exchanges between engineers and border staff,” the Commodore concluded. The conference was then declared open.
Major General Luiz Paul Cruiz, the head of the Brazilian contingent, emphasised that the purpose of the conference was to establish higher links between the Brazilian Army and the Guyana Defence Force.
“We are doing that by getting to know each other better and working together to extend our cooperation… as you just heard (from Commodore Best), in terms of technical cooperation – engineering and different courses and also our borders which we share.
“There are various challenges in the Amazon region and we are responsible for our wealth, and this responsibility requires us to act in an integrated form to correspond to challenges and obligations that we have in our countries, neighbours and friends,” the senior Brazilian officer stated.
Major General Cruiz told the gathering that one of his officers would be arriving here as part of an ongoing exchange with the Guyana Defence Force’s Jungle Amphibious Training School located on the Essequibo River.
“We consider this exchange of information very important for us in order to know better the techniques and procedures used here in Guyana and we are also able to explain the way we do things in our army.”
Two Brazilian officers are already part of that exchange.
The Guyana delegation for the two-day conference which ends today comprises Commodore Best, Colonel Bruce Lovell, Colonel George Lewis, Lieutenant Colonel Windee Algernon, Lieutenant Colonel Enoch Gaskin, Lieutenant Colonel Cargill Kyte, Colonel Gary Beaton, Commander Coast Guard and Mr. John Chester Innis ,a senior representative from the Ministry of Home Affairs.
The Brazilian delegation is Major General Luiz Paul Cruiz, Lieutenant Colonel Wilson Roberto, Lieutenant Colonel Claudio Basto, Colonel Elson Rangel Calazans and Colonel Wilson Mendes Lauria.
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