President Ramotar to hold bilateral talks with China’s President

Jun 01, 2013 News

– during meeting in Trinidad and Tobago

President Donald Ramotar is expected to hold bilateral talks with China’s President Xi Jinping who arrived in Trinidad and Tobago yesterday for an important meeting with Heads of State in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM).

President Donald Ramotar

President Ramotar will lead a delegation that includes Foreign Affairs Minister, Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett, and Finance Minister, Dr. Ashni Singh, for the engagement over the weekend that seeks to strengthen the China-Caribbean relations.
Guyana is the first English-speaking Caribbean country to establish bilateral ties with China, and has maintained those relations for the last 40 years. Both countries have enjoyed frequent high-level exchanges at the political, diplomatic, economic and cultural levels.
According to a government statement, the relations have benefitted Guyana socially and economically with a number of key projects, like the One Laptop Per Family, (OLPF), Amaila Falls Hydro project, the expansion of the Cheddi Jagan International Airport and the construction of the Marriott hotel.
China has also supported Guyana in the health and security fields with roving medical missions and the donation of fire-fighting equipment from the Chinese government.
President Xi Jinping’s agenda includes a meeting with Trinidad’s Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissesar and her Cabinet.