Georgetown : Second Vice President Khemraj Ramjattan acted as President of the Republic of Guyana for a brief period yesterday. This was due to President David Granger’s departure Trinidad & Tobago and the absence of Prime Minister, Moses Nagamootoo, who is on a private visit overseas.
Communications director of the Ministry of the Presidency, Mark Archer, said the President’s visit to Trinidad was just for a few hours. This is the first time that both President Granger and Prime Minister Nagamootoo would have been out of Guyana at the same time.
President Granger met with Trinidad & Tobago’s Prime Minister, Dr. Keith Rowley. According to a statement issued by the Office of the Prime Minister of Trinidad, it was the first encounter between the two recently- elected leaders and they availed themselves of the opportunity to re-affirm the Guyana-Trinidad and Tobago bilateral relationship which is based on a history of shared values, respect, friendship and a tradition of cooperation at all levels of government, business and civil society.
During their talks, Granger briefed Rowley on the latest developments regarding the Guyana-Venezuela border controversy. Rowley conveyed the expectation that the situation would be resolved in the best interest of all, in accordance with international law, and that neither side would do anything to escalate the situation. In terms of strengthening existing TT-Guyana bilateral ties, Rowley and Granger exchanged views on deepening the collaboration already initiated in agriculture, skills development, and energy cooperation between both countries.
Also present at yesterday’s talks were Foreign and Caricom Affairs Minister Dennis Moses and Guyana Foreign Affairs Minister Carl Greenidge.
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