Brazil team explores areas for cooperation
A Brazilian Cooperation Agency (BCA) inter-disciplinary mission was due to leave Guyana yesterday following a one-week visit during which it conducted technical consultations with agencies in the geology and mining, agriculture and health sectors. A press release from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Thursday stated that the team arrived on Monday and was engaged in specific consultations with the Ministry of Fisheries, Crops and Livestock, Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Health and the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission. The discussions were conducted with a view to exploring and analysing proposals for technical cooperation put forward by Guyana. This will form the basis for a focused programme of bilateral cooperation between Guyana and Brazil, the release said. The technical mission originated out of ongoing negotiations between the two countries following the last session of the Guyana-Brazil Joint Commission in 1994. According to the Foreign Ministry, Brazilian President Fernando Henrique Cardoso and former President of Guyana, Janet Jagan, had expressed their satisfaction with the then upcoming mission during the latter's state visit to Brazil in May. It is expected that these projects will enhance the cooperation programme between the two countries. The members of the team were Dr Fernando Caldas, BCA consultant; Dr Samuel Castro, BCA advisor; Arthur Schulz Junior, mineral resources expert; and Eusebio da Silva, agriculture expert.
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