His Excellency, Dr. Irfaan Ali this evening, met with a delegation from Antigua and Barbuda including the Hon. H. Charles Fernandez, Minister of Tourism and Investments, H.E. Colin Murdoch, Snr. Advisor-Office of the Primer Minister and H.E. Gilbert Boustany, Non-Resident Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates, at State House.
The delegation was accompanied by H.E. Adbulrahman Ahmad H. Alharbi, Governor of the Saudi General Authority for Foreign Trade (GAFT) and Mr. Ahmed Abuzinadah, Commercial Attaché to the Embassy of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Washington DC.
Also in attendance at the meeting were the Vice President of Guyana, Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Hon. Hugh Todd and other Government Officials.
Saudi Arabia is seeking Guyana’s support for its candidacy for the director-generalship of the World Trade Organization (WTO). On Monday evening, the Arab nation’s Governor responsible for Foreign Trade met His Excellency Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali at State House.