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Presidents Dr Irfaan Ali and Jair Bolsonaro and their delegations meet at the Office of the President (Photo: May 6, 2022)
Bolsonaro, President Dr. Irfaan Ali and Surinamese President Chandrikapersad Santokhi all met in Paramaribo in January 2020.
Bolsonaro was also slated to arrive in Georgetown on January 21 from Suriname but after news of the passing of his mother, he flew back to Brazil.
Dr. Ali, in brief remarks on Friday, also spoke of investment opportunities to be ironed out between the two states.
The two Presidents committed to broadening the scope and expanding the provisions of the Partial Scope Agreement and to working towards the full operationalisation of the Agreement on Cooperation and Facilitation of Investment.
In the coming weeks, there will be a bilateral virtual seminar of the business community of both countries to be coordinated on the Brazilian side by the Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (APX-Brasil) with a focus on new opportunities in the oil and gas sector.
As part of the visiting delegation were senior members of Petrobras, a state-owned Brazilian multinational corporation in the petroleum industry and Minister of Mines and Energy Bento Costa Lima.
The two sides also advanced discussions in the areas of infrastructure and agriculture.
President Ali thanked Brazil for the longstanding support and talked up the important role which border communities can play in developing good relations.
