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His Excellency President Dr Irfaan Ali held bilateral discussions with Qatar’s Minister of Commerce and Industry, Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad bin Qassim Al Abdullah Al Thani in Doha today.

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The President was accompanied by Senior Minister in the Office of the President with responsibility for Finance, Dr. Ashni Singh; Presidential Assistant and Personal Envoy to Greece, the Middle East and Africa, Ambassador George Hallaq and Director of Presidential Affairs, Mrs. Marcia Nadir-Sharma.

President Ali is in Qatar on an Official Visit.

His Excellency President Dr Irfaan Ali met with Qatar’s Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani and Minister of Finance, Ali bin Ahmed Al Kuwari this morning in Doha.

Discussion centred on several areas of mutual cooperation between Guyana and Qatar.

The Guyanese Head of State also presented paintings from local artist Dillion Craig to the Senior Government Officials.

President Ali was accompanied by Senior Minister in the Office of the President with responsibility for Finance, the Honourable Dr. Ashni Singh; Guyana’s Ambassador to Qatar, Safraz Shahood; Presidential Assistant and Personal Envoy to Greece, the Middle East and Africa, Ambassador George Hallaq and Director of Presidential Affairs, Mrs. Marcia Nadir-Sharma.

His Excellency President Dr. Irfaan Ali arrived in Doha, Qatar this morning for an Official Visit.

He was received at the Hamad International Airport by Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Soltan bin Saad Al-Muraikhi; Guyana’s Ambassador to Qatar, Safraz Shahood and Presidential Assistant and Personal Envoy to Greece, the Middle East and Africa, Ambassador George Hallaq.

President Ali is joined by Senior Minister in the Office of the President with responsibility for Finance, Dr Ashni Singh; Director of Presidential Affairs, Mrs. Marcia Nadir-Sharma and other officials.

The Honourable Hugh Hilton Todd, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation today met with His Excellency Mauro Viera, Minister of External Relations of the Federative Republic of Brazil

During the meeting the two Foreign Ministers exchanged priority areas for cooperation between Guyana and Brazil and discussed upcoming high level visits.

His Excellency President Dr Irfaan Ali accepted the Letters of Credence from the new High Commissioner of the Commonwealth of Australia to Guyana, HE Sonya Koppe at State House today.

He told the High Commissioner that Guyana is aligned with many of the policies and programmes that Australia promotes and called for stronger cooperation between the two nations.

The President also stated that Guyana is undergoing a period of transformation and is building an ecosystem to support the country’s quest to become a global leader in climate, energy and food security.

The Government, he noted, is mobilising support for the country’s standing forest and will ensure that the forest plays a central role in climate change mitigation.

The Honourable Hugh Hilton Todd, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation is meeting with Her Excellency Sonya Koppe, High Commissioner-Designate of Australia to Guyana.

The High Commissioner-Designate will be presenting her Letters of Credence to His Excellency President Mohamed Irfaan Ali today.

His Excellency Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali hosted prominent members of the Guyanese diaspora including Baroness Valerie Amos, Sir Clive Lloyd and David Lammy, MP. He was also joined by Mr Kevin Hogan and Ms Sally Gibson.

President Dr Irfaan Ali, this morning, engaged with Guyanese living in England at the Guyana High Commission in London.

The President outlined his government's agenda to make Guyana self-sufficient in Food, Infrastructure, Healthcare, Housing, and Energy by 2030.

Dr Ali presented a video detailing his government's plans for economic development and initiatives to develop local communities and municipalities.

He thanked the diaspora for its contributions to Guyana's development. He noted that it is an important source of investment, expertise, and ideas that could help drive the country's growth and development.

His Excellency President Dr Irfaan Ali engaged in bilateral discussions with the President of the Republic of Rwanda, His Excellency President Paul Kagame today.

The two leaders discussed advancing government-to-government collaboration in several areas including energy, technology, health services and urbanization.

President Ali was accompanied by the High Commissioner of Guyana to the UK, HE Dr Rajendra Singh.

His Excellency President Dr Irfaan Ali met with former British Prime Minister Tony Blair in London, England today.

The areas of discussion included the efforts being made by the Government of Guyana to modernize governance systems for improved efficiencies in services, policy formulation and the use of technology to advance these efforts.

President Ali and Mr Blair also discussed finding ways to work together in positioning Guyana as a major global player in climate, food and energy security.

The President, who is in the UK for the Coronation Ceremony of King Charles III, was joined by the High Commissioner of Guyana to the UK, Dr Rajendra Singh.