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Guyana, Iran discuss possible ties in the area of infrastructure
Minister within the Ministry of Public Infrastructure, Annette Ferguson met with the newly accredited Iranian Ambassador to Guyana, Mostafa Alaei on Wednesday to discuss possible collaborations between the two nations in the area of infrastructure.
Minister within the Ministry of Public Infrastructure, Annette Ferguson, receives a token from Iranian Ambassador, Mostafa Alaei.
During the meeting with Minister Ferguson, Ambassador Alaei shared his hope to boost the relationship and better ties between Guyana and Iran. He further said that the two nations have different capacities and potentials and could therefore work together to foster development, despite their geographic distance.
He expressed particular interest in diversifying production abilities. He also said that Iran has “strong capacity” in the area of infrastructure.
Minister Ferguson expressed her pleasure at the potential Iran has to offer Guyana. “Naturally, Guyana has great potential as well so we can use this opportunity to see how our countries can complement each other,” she said. She further explained the wide-ranging portfolios of the Ministry and said that, high on the Ministry’s agenda is ensuring that the necessary infrastructural works are in place to foster comfort and satisfaction within the Guyanese populace.
She also outlined some of the Ministry’s projects for 2017 and suggested to Ambassador Alaei that Guyana and Iran work together to improve capacity by training to ultimately better the infrastructural services provided. Ambassador Alaei indicated that such training is indeed a possibility.
“Any field the Government of Guyana wishes to have training in…we are very much interested in working along with the Government of Guyana to train.”
He added that a needs assessment should be done to determine relevant fields within the Ministry for capacity building.
Ambassador Alaei was accredited on Tuesday following the presentation of his credentials to President David Granger and MPI was among one of his first courtesy calls before he returns to his official station in Caracas, Venezuela. (MPI)
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