Georgetown : Partnerships between the United States and the Guyana Defence Force to foster training and address security concerns that are common to both countries were central to discussions between President Donald Ramotar and US Southern Command, Miami Vice Admiral Joseph Kernan today.
According to a Government Information Agency press statement, Vice Adm. Kernan who is second-in-command of one of 10 unified commands under the Department of Defence, met President Ramotar at the Office of the President in the company of a team that included US Ambassador to Guyana Brent Hardt.
Southern Command operates with a mandate to conduct military operations and security cooperation throughout Central America, South America, and the Caribbean, according to Vice Adm. Kernan.
“Our intent is to sustain and maintain a strong relationship with Guyana, working within the region together with other nations and to address some of the security concerns that we have,” he said.
The Barack Obama inspired Caribbean Basin Security Initiative (CBSI) partnership between the US and Caribbean nations of which Guyana is a member, focuses on maritime and aerial security cooperation, law enforcement capacity building, border/port security and firearms interdiction, justice sector reform and crime prevention and at-risk youth.
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