“Guyana has over the years enjoyed a special relationship with Venezuela and has shared much, both in terms of economic activity and in terms of values, common positions on international fora, collaboration on international events and collaboration on the multilateral level,” said Singh.
“We value greatly the relationship with our Venezuelan neighbours and friends and we can think of many examples of practical manifestations of the richness and strength of our relationship. Perhaps more prominently is the PetroCaribe relationship,” he said. He added that this is an initiative that proved to be transformational to the entire Caribbean region. “Guyana is an appreciative beneficiary of the PetroCaribe initiative,” said the Minister. “We regard this initiative as a good example of collaboration and cooperation for mutual benefit,” he said.
“We look forward with great excitement and anticipation to the visit of President Maduro … We anticipate that this visit will lay the foundation for further strengthening of relations between Guyana and Venezuela.”
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