Georgetown : Outgoing Indian High Commissioner Subit Kumar Mandal paid a farewell call on Prime Minister Samuel Hinds at his Wight’s Lane, Kingston Office.
The High Commissioner said that when he first came to Guyana, the country’s cordiality was noted, and now that he is leaving, he can say that this warmth has deepened.
He pointed out that India remains committed to Guyana’s advancement and will continue to share its development experiences with Guyana.
“We are really happy that Guyana is taking increasing interest in the local and regional affairs…we hope that our friendship with Guyana will get better and will help us to have better relations with other countries of the region…Guyana is showing a very high growth for the last few years and now that Guyana is on the path of being the main explorer of energy which is oil and gas and hydro electricity, we think that there are lots of opportunities for India and Guyana to work together,” High Commissioner Mandal said.
Prime Minister Hinds said that Guyana has been pleased to host the High Commissioner and is satisfied with the significant strides that have been made under his tenure.
Guyana and India have a long history of bilateral cooperation which includes the establishment of the Guyana/India Joint Commissions which are held biennially, and which give effect to the agreements between the two countries.
Several recent projects which have been successfully financed with supported from the Indian Government, including the Guyana National Stadium at Providence.
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