President Luis Abinader and a large business mission travel to Georgetown, Guyana on Thursday, 1 June for bilateral meetings and the inauguration of new offices for the Dominican Embassy iat the Pegasus Corporate Center in Georgetown, Guyana. The DR has had diplomatic ties with Guyana since 1970.
Just on Wednesday, 31 May 2023 the President of Guyana Mohamed Irfaan Ali received the credentials of Dominican ambassador to Guyana Ernesto Torres Pereyra. Torres Pereyra had been Dominican ambassador to Israel since 2020. He is a graduate from the UNPHU in law and a professional diplomat with a career of more than 30 years.
President Irfaan Ali is a promoter of strengthening integration with South America. He receives President Abinader right after returning from a trip to Brazil where he participated in efforts to revive the Union of South American Nations (Unasur).
On President Abinader’s agenda for the two-day visit is a meeting with President Mohamed Irfaan Ali and the Prime Minister, Mark Anthony Phillips. Phillips has a masters in public sector from the Pontificia Universidad Catolica Madre y Maestra.
President Abinader has also scheduled a meeting with the Secretary General of the Caribbean Community, Carla Barnett, at the Caribbean Community (Caricom) headquarters in Guyana. President Ali of Guyana has the role of lead head of state in the Caricom quasi-cabinet. Ali understands that closer relationships between the Caribbean and South American countries could prove beneficial.
After the inauguration of the new Dominican Embassy facilities at the Pegasus Corporate Center in Georgetown, President Abinader and the Dominican mission will participate in a dinner hosted by the President of Guyana, Mohamed Irfaan Ali at the Government House.
The President of Guyana has stated: “We are working on building stronger partnerships, looking at expanding agro-processing, manufacturing and value-added…looking at research and development, looking at building out our scientific capability.”
President and the Dominican mission are scheduled to return to the DR on Friday morning.
Noticias SIN reports that among the government and business people traveling with the President are:
Celso J. Marranzini, president of the National Council of Private Enterprise (Conep) 2.
David Llibre, president of the Association of Hotels and Tourism of the Dominican Republic (Asonahores).
Julio Virgilio Brache, president of the Association of Industries of the Dominican Republic (AIRD).
Elizabeth Mena, president of the Dominican Association of Exporters (Adoexpo).
Mario Lama Haché, president of the National Organization of Commercial Companies (ONEC).
Annerys Meléndez, president of the Dominican Association of Home Builders and Promoters (Acoprovi).
Jorge Subero Medina, president of the Dominican Association of Tourism Real Estate Companies (Asociación Dominicana de Empresas Turísticas Inmobiliarias).
Raúl N. Rizek Rueda, president of the Dominican Chamber of Construction (CADOCON).
Euri Andújar, president of the Asociación Nacional de Empresas e Industrias Herrera (ANEIH).
Luis Bonilla, President of the Board of Directors of the Dominican Agribusiness Board (Junta Agroempresarial Dominicana, JAD).
Wilfredo Cabrera, president of the National Confederation of Agricultural Producers (Confenagro).
Eric Rivero , vice-president of the National Confederation of Agricultural Producers (Confenagro).
José Hazim Torres, president Dominican Association of University Rectors (ADRU).
José Alejandro Aybar, president of the Dominican Association of Universities (ADOU).
Rodolfo Fuertes, representative of the National Supermarket Association (NSA).
Rolando González Bunster, president of the Punta Cana Macao Energy Consortium.
Aguie Lend, executive director of the Dominican Association of Rum Producers.
Osvaldo Radhamés Rodríguez, president of the Dominican Association of Cigars and Tobacco (Adocitab).
Businessman Miguel Lama, representing the Asociación Desarrollo Incorporado (APEDI).
Luis Viyella, executive vice-president of Fertilizantes Santo Domingo (Fersan).
Manuel Estrella, president of Grupo Estrella.
Rafael Alberto Smith, director of operations of the Punta Cana International Airport.
Carlos Iglesias, president of the Dominican Federation of Chambers of Commerce (Fedecamaras).
From the Commonwealth Countries Round Table in the Dominican Republic, president Fernando González Nicolás, and project director, Edmundo Gil.
Carlos Martí Besonias, president of the Martí Council.
Antonio Ramos, executive vice-president of the Chamber of Commerce and Production of Santo Domingo (CCPSD).
Erik Alma, president of Haina International Terminals.
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1 June 2023