Georgetown : Head of the Presidential Secretariat Dr. Roger Luncheon today at his wekly meadia breifing disclosed that Brazil’s Defence Minister Celso Amorim, which took place between September 11-12, has paved the way for an expansion in the already existing programme of defence and military cooperation between the two neighbouring UNASUR countries.
He pointed out that the two sides committed to the following; creation of the Guyana/Brazil working group to oversee the outcome of annual meetings of the joint chiefs-of-staff of their armed forces; enhancement of military cooperation in training at Brazilian Military Institutions; the enhancement of coordination of military operations in the adjoining border areas so as to ensure stability and integration there; promotion of interaction in the area of military procurement; promotion of participation in joint military humanitarian projects in neighbouring border communities and the promotion of Guyana’s access to Brazilian geo-technology surveillance system, particularly as it applies to security and defence- which comes under a project currently being implemented by Brazil.
Brazil’s Defence Minister Amorim was accompanied by a high- level Brazilian armed force delegation, and during his visit, paid courtesy calls on President Donald Ramotar, Prime Minister Samuel Hinds and Minister of Foreign Affairs Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett.
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