S Jaishankar, the External Affairs Minister, arrived in Guyana on Friday for a three-day visit.
Hugh Todd, Guyana’s Foreign Minister, met the EAM upon his arrival in the Guyanese capital of Georgetown. “Arrived in Georgetown, Guyana to a warm reception from FM Hugh Todd,” Jaishankar stated on Twitter. “I look forward to a fruitful visit.” Apart from calling on the leadership and meeting with other Ministers in Guyana, Jaishankar will co-chair the Joint Commission Meeting with his counterpart, Hugh Hilton Todd, which will include discussions on a wide range of bilateral matters.
According to the Ministry of External Affairs, the EAM’s visit to Guyana will also include a meeting of Foreign Ministers in the India-COFCOR (Council on Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR); a group of 15 Caribbean Community (CARICOM)) format, as well as bilateral meetings with participating Ministers. External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar is currently on a four-nation Central and Latin American tour, which began today.
Jaishankar will travel to Panama from April 24 to 25 after his visit to Guyana. He will be hosted by Foreign Minister Janaina Tewaney Mencomo and will address top leadership. During his tour, he will also attend the India-SICA Foreign Ministerial Meeting, where he will meet with representatives from the eight-country Central American Integration System (SICA).
The EAM will go to Colombia on April 25-27, where he will meet with numerous key figures from the government, business, and civil society. According to the External Affairs Ministry, his visit to Colombia will be the first at the Foreign Ministerial level.
The EAM’s visit will take place after our permanent Embassy in Santo Domingo is established in 2022. EAM will meet with Foreign Minister Roberto Alvarez in addition to calling on the country’s political leadership, according to a news statement.
The Indian resident mission would also be formally inaugurated by the two leaders. EAM is also scheduled to speak at the Dominican Republic Foreign Ministry.