Conference greeting

Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque on Monday attended the opening ceremony of the Heads of Mission Conference held at the Pegasus Hotel in Georgetown, Guyana. The five-day Conference under the theme ‘Advancing Guyana’s Diplomacy in the 21st Century’ brings together Guyana’s Foreign Service representatives.

The Government Information Agency said that discussions will focus on a wide range of political and economic issues including the challenges and opportunities presented by the current complex but evolving international situation; the preservation of the nation’s territorial integrity and sovereignty; economic diplomacy; the continuing role of the Diaspora in national development; the role of foreign investment in the nation’s development; topical and urgent questions relating to the consequences of climate change; the effect of technology on modern diplomacy; and the multi polar nature of modern international economic relations.

In photo (courtesy of the Guyana Chronicle), Prime Minister of Guyana, the Hon. Moses Nagamootoo (r), greets the Secretary-General.