Strong Guyana-US relations grounded in trust, understanding - President Ali

applauds outgoing US Ambassador for lead role played in security, other areas

By Cassandra Khan

FOR the first time in the history of the relationship shared by the United States and Guyana, an exceptional level of collaboration and co - ordination has been achieved on the security front President , Dr Irfaan Ali, emphasised that this remarkable progress was made possible due to the commitment , common interests, and shared values of the outgoing US Ambassador to Guyana , Sarah-Ann Lynch.

While speaking at the US Ambassador’s farewell reception on Friday night, he noted that these factors have played an essential role in enabling Guyana’s security personnel to integrate more effectively than ever before

“On the security front, there has never been a period in the history of our relationship that we have had this level of co-ordina- tion, collaboration on the security front and I think all the guys in this sector should be applauded,” he said

In noting the greater synergy that exists, President Ali related that there is an entire security archi- tecture that both he and Ambassador Lynch are serious about , given the tremendous accomplishments they have made by ensuring that a great pushback on the drug trade was created

Additionally, their collaboration on the security front has allowed Guyana’s human resource assets , to gain tremendous experience and training.

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We now have more joint exchange programmes in the history of our country and not only at the military level, or the Guyana Police Force, [but] at the policymaking level and very soon, we’ll have a high-level visit to further strengthen our ambitions,” he stated

President Ali stated that security for a nation is one of the most critical issues that must be addressed and he believes that their joint commitment to deal with transnational crimes is admirable

Moreover , he said that not only was Lynch

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