GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC—Former President of the United States Bill Clinton will visit Guyana from Monday for a two-day visit to participate in a forum focused on strengthening partnership and investment opportunities within the region.
Clinton will participate in the United Caribbean Forum, which is organized by the Dominican Republic Chamber of Commerce in Guyana.
Other participants include Guyana’s President, Dr. Irfaan Ali, Vice President Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo, Go-Invest’s Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Peter Ramsaroop, and key private sector players.
At a press briefing on Saturday, Ambassador of the Dominican Republic to Guyana Ernesto Torres-Pereyra said President Clinton has expressed keen interest in learning firsthand about Guyana’s development.
“You have the possibility here in Guyana of serving the entire world in terms of building a society with sound values, solid institutions, and promoting transparency, and you have all the conditions now with this bounty that nature has offered you both with what you had now and with hydrocarbons to show the world how an experiment can be successful,” Torres—Pereyra said.
He added, “That shows Guyana is the force of the international community for good reasons.”
Discussions at the forum will center on the Caribbean working on development in critical areas such as food security and energy.
“They are going to discuss the notion of how strong we could be as a region if we unite our efforts [for] development…to ensure our security in many key areas such as energy and food and also to bring all the private sector of all the countries together to continue enhancing their capability and capacity,” Torres-Pereyra said.
Investment opportunities, particularly among the two countries’ private sectors, will also be a central theme of the talks.
“I think that the type of collaboration that both countries can achieve because of our experience in certain areas sends the message that Guyana is attracting attention for good reasons.
“President Ali has been very welcoming of the importance of offering people of the Caribbean to set up new strategies, to bring the Caribbean together and to show the world that with that determination, they can continue to promote the idea that the Caribbean is a region of potion, a region of peace which are elements which are keys to attract foreign investment,” the Ambassador noted.
He stated that President Ali has been preparing the country to embrace economic transformation and face the eminent challenges that come with it.
“A forum like this one will enhance that vision…We use the experience to showcase alternatives for this country, not just Guyana. What is happening here will impact the whole world. You have a unique society, yet you are leading in an atmosphere of peace,” he noted.
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