President Ali meets with Brazilian, Surinamese counterparts

COME tomorrow, President Dr. Irfaan Ali is scheduled to make a working visit to Paramaribo, Suriname, to meet with Presidents Jair Bolsonaro of the Federative Republic Brazil, and Chandrikapersad Santokhi of the Republic of Suriname.

A press statement from the Office of the President specified that the leaders will be discussing, among other things, the formation of an energy corridor, as well as mutual opportunities within the oil-and- gas sectors of all three countries.

Guyana and Suriname have burgeoning petroleum sectors, while Brazil is one of the leading oil producers of the world. The energy corridor is expected to see the countries teaming up to share power, based on a collective understanding of their needs and ability to supply.

President Ali had previously indicated that the operationalisation of this plan would require development of local knowledge and capacity in the area of logistics.
“Our own demand, locally, and the spin-off of our own investment that will see more export, would require greater logistics planning,” Dr. Ali had said previously.