Georgetown: Mr Stefani Manservisi, Director General for International Cooperation and Development of the European Commission on Tuesday handed over to Guyana €24,424,000 Euros. This sum is related to the Action Programme adopted by Guyana in the context of the Accompanying Measures Programme (AMP) for Sugar and the disbursements had been suspended following the Prorogation of Parliament by former President Donald Ramotar.
Mr Manservisi made the presentation during the Meeting of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States and European Union (CELAC-EU) which is being held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Readers may recall that 1.2 billion Euros was set aside by the EU to assist the ACP countries to reform their sugar sector in order to improve their competitiveness or to diversify out of sugar. In releasing these resources the European Commission has indicated that the Government of Guyana has made remarkable progress and commendable efforts in terms of budget transparency and accountability. Mr Manservisi emphasized that the European Union is committed to continue assisting Guyana in its transformation.
In the absence of Foreign Minister Carl B. Greenidge, who is currently accompanying His Excellency the President on a State Visit to the Republic of Chile, Minister Winston Jordan is heading the Guyana Ministry of Foreign Affairs delegation. The other members of the delegation to this CELAC-EU Foreign Ministers Meeting includes H.E. David Hales, Ambassador of Guyana to Belgium and the EU and Ms Vonetta Victor from Head Quarters,, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Georgetown.
During the Meeting Foreign Ministers of CARIFORUM will also hold discussions with Mrs Federicia Mogenerini, High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission on October 26, 2016.
Guyana’s National Coordinator to CELAC is Ambassador Audrey Jardine Waddell, Director General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The CELAC-EU has enjoyed privileged relations since the first bi-regional Summit in 1999 which established a strategic partnership. CELAC-EU relations are structured around biennial summits, Minister of Foreign Affairs meetings and regular Senior Officials meeting as well as specific thematic dialogue and initiatives.
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