President David Granger yesterday said that Guyana looks forward to deepening its relations with the Kingdom of Spain in investment, trade and tourism. A release from the Ministry of the Presidency said that the President made these remarks when he received the Letters of Credence from Javier Maria Carbajosa Sanchez; accrediting him the new non-resident Ambassador of Spain to Guyana.
Speaking of bilateral cooperation, the Head of State pointed out that “Guyana’s petroleum industry has already attracted Spain’s investment. We anticipate increased involvement of Spanish companies in the oil and gas sector of our economy.”
In his remarks, Ambassador Sanchez said “Cooperation between our two countries can help forge global solutions to global challenges…Spain has been focused traditionally, on the Spanish-speaking Caribbean; however, we have come to realise that there is much that Spain and Guyana can do together. Not only is Guyana a promising country for trade and investment opportunities, it also possesses a strong entrepreneurial spirit and is also very active in the context of CARICOM,” he said.
Guyana and Spain established diplomatic relations on October 12, 1979.