Press Release: Guyana and India sign three agreements to bolster relations

His Excellency President Dr Irfaan Ali and the Minister of External Affairs of India, the Honourable Dr Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, have signed three major bilateral agreements aimed at bolstering relations between the two countries.

Among the agreements is a Memorandum of Understanding regarding Indian Grant Assistance for the Implementation of Quick Impact Projects (QIPs); a Memorandum of Agreement on Supply and Installation of Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs) Manufacturing Projects; and an Agreement on Cooperation in the Field of Digital Public Infrastructure and the Functioning of a Unified Payments Interface (UPI)-like system in Guyana.

The meeting, which was held yesterday on the sidelines of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Antigua and Barbuda, also included a comprehensive review of India-Guyana bilateral relations and discussed ways to further strengthen cooperation in areas of mutual interest.

Additionally, the Ministry of External Affairs announced India’s extension of a US$500 million new Line of Credit to support Guyana’s development priorities and infrastructure projects.  

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