Security in Guyana among issues discussed as President meets US officials

President Irfaan Ali (left) meeting US Secretary of State Antony Blinken yesterday (Office of the President photo)

Security in Guyana and the rest of the region was among the issues discussed when President Irfaan Ali met yesterday with US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken and other officials in Washington.

A statement from the Office of the President said that Ali and his team met high-ranking US Government officials, including US Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves and Blinken, to discuss a range of issues on the opening day of the visit.

Discussions centred on matters including climate change, security in Guyana and the rest of the region, food security, energy security and the debt crisis, the statement said.