President Dr Irfaan Ali as he accepted Letters of Credence from Carlos Alberto Velastegui, Ecuador’s non-resident Ambassador to Guyana (OP photo)
A new Ambassador from Ecuador has been accredited, with President Dr Irfaan Ali noting the importance of ties between Guyana and Ecuador and the potential for further collaboration in tourism and other areas.
On Tuesday, it was announced that President Ali accepted the Letters of Credence from Carlos Alberto Velastegui, Ecuador’s non-resident Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Cooperative Republic of Guyana.
According to a statement from the Office of the President, President Ali updated the Ambassador on Guyana’s development path and its leadership effort in climate, environmental services, energy, and food security. President Ali also emphasised the importance of further cooperation between the two countries, particularly in tourism and education.
“In his remarks, the newly accredited Ambassador expressed gratitude for the warm reception and assured that “Ecuador is ready to work jointly” with Guyana. According to him, Ecuador is likewise concerned with food security, sustainable development, and conservation,” the statement also said.
Guyana is currently collaborating with a number of countries on sectors such as tourism. Just recently, Guyana signed an agreement with Costa Rica to further partnerships between the two countries in tourism, explore investment opportunities and exchange knowledge and technical support, continuing a trend of Guyana building its tourism product through collaboration.
The signing came almost one month after Minister of Tourism, Industry and Commerce Oneidge Walrond visited St Lucia for a two-day official visit, during which greater bilateral partnerships between the two countries and even a potential twinning of their tourism products was discussed.
