Border trade and security top the agenda at regional military conference.

Lethem -Guyana: A number of security matters relating to the Guyana /Brazil border including transnational crime, cross border trade and the security challenges posed by the recently opened Takutu River Bridge and the road linking Lethem and Georgetown were discussed at a just concluded regional Military conference at the Savannah Inn, Lethem, Guyana.
 Additionally, a number of agreements were concluded and signed. These included the sharing of information between the two Armies as it relates to border matters and sporting exchanges between the Guyanese troops stationed at Lethem, Guyana and the Brazilian troops stationed at Bon Fim, Brazil.  
The Regional Meeting of Military Exchange is an annual event held between the border commands of Brazil and Guyana.