President Donald Ramotar in a meeting with Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe in Trinidad & Tobago yesterday encouraged Jap-anese companies to invest in mining in Guyana.
In their bilateral meeting, Ramotar and Abe took the opportunity to reiterate their desire to enhance the relations of the two countries. Ramotar referred to renewable energy, infrastructure and science and technology as areas where Guyana could benefit from Japan’s expertise and assistance, a press statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said.
“He also encouraged investment from Japanese companies particularly in the area of extraction of minerals.
It was agreed that the two sides would pursue these and other areas of cooperation in the near future,” the statement added.
Ramotar also joined Caricom Heads of Govern-ment in Port of Spain, Trinidad for a meeting with Abe. This was the First Summit meeting
