President Irfaan Ali visited the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD) and highlighted the
need to strengthen ties to achieve greater prosperity between the two nations.
Ali visited the United Arab Emirates this week to participate in the Caribbean Investment Forum
(CIF2022) and the Global Business Forum LATAM, where he met with the Director-General of
ADFD H.E Mohammed Saif Al Suwaidi. The President and his team and the ADFD side, which
included senior officials, discussed the strategic relations and future opportunities that will serve
their interests.
President Ali commended the UAE leadership over the country’s extraordinary development and
said that the strong bilateral relations, as well as cooperation with ADFD, would enable Guyana
to achieve his nation’s vision of prosperity. “We see the UAE not only as a strategic trade and
investment partner but also as a global model of sustainable development, state-of-the-art
technology, infrastructure and governance. A stronger strategic partnership with Abu Dhabi
Fund would greatly facilitate our own developmental ambitions,” President Ali said.
The Head of State stressed that the UAE has shown the world how to build a well-diversified
economy with a robust infrastructure. “That is exactly what we want to achieve in Guyana
through our partnership with ADFD and key stakeholders in the UAE,” Ali said. The President
also explained that Guyana is already working closely with ADFD on infrastructure projects,
including clean energy, and that a stronger collaboration would accelerate the country’s
economic transformation and climate efforts.
Meanwhile, H.E. Al Suwaidi expressed his gratitude to the Guyanese President and said that it
would go a long way in strengthening the ties through a more robust economic and investment
cooperation. “Abu Dhabi Fund for Development enjoys strong strategic relations with Guyana.
We are already engaged in developmental work in the country. The visit of Dr Irfaan Ali reflects
the eagerness on both sides to take the developmental partnership to new heights,” Al Suwaidi
declared.
The ADFD Director-General also pledged ADFD’s full support for Guyana’s developmental
aspirations and efforts to achieve its sustainable goals.
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