Brazilian officials have reiterated the political commitment of Brasilia to proposed infrastructure projects here including the hydropower project in the Mazaruni and the Linden-Lethem road.
Over the past two days, the Guyana-Brazil Joint Commission on Infra-structure Projects met at the Guyana International Conference Centre and discussions centred around the progress relating to the Mazaruni hydropower project and the Linden-Lethem road, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement.
Critics have said that Guyana has moved slowly on these projects, several of which have been seriously on the agenda for the last 20 years.
The Governor of the State of Roraima, Francisco Rodrigues and Senator Romero Juca, Vice-President of the Brazilian Senate travelled to Georgetown to participate in the meeting. They paid a courtesy call on President Donald Ramotar at the Office of the President during which discussions were held on potential areas for new cooperation between the two countries including air-links, the Ministry said.
“In expressing their views on the current projects under discussion in the Joint Commission, both the Governor and Senator reiterated the political