The Trinidad and Tobago delegation, led by Minister of Youth Development and National Service, the Honourable Foster Cummings, met this evening with His Excellency Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali, President, Honourable Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo, Vice President and Minister of Agriculture, Honourable Zulfikar Mustapha and other members of the Guyanese delegation at President’s House, Georgetown, Guyana.
Discussions covered a range of topics including agriculture and agro-processing, with a key focus placed on youth in agriculture, also leading to future collaboration between Guyana and Trinidad & Tobago on regional food security.
President Dr. Ali made a commitment to work with Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister, Dr. Keith Rowley, to ensure that these initiatives come to fruition in the shortest possible timeframe.
Minister Cummings was joined by Ministers in the Ministry of Agriculture, Land and Fisheries, the Honourable Avinash Singh and Senator the Honourable Nigel de Freitas, along with other members of the Trinidad and Tobago delegation.
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