New Palestinian Ambassador to Guyana pays courtesy call on Speaker of the House
08 November, 2016
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The Speaker of the National Assembly, Hon. Barton Scotland, O.R., C.C.H., M.P. today, met, with H.E. Dra. Linda Sobeh Ali, the Non-Resident Ambassador Extraordinaire and Plenipotentiary of the State of Palestine to Guyana, in the Speaker’s Chamber, Public Buildings, Brickdam.
Discussions focused on deepening the engagement and cooperation between the National Assembly of Guyana and Palestine. To this end, the Ambassador extended an invitation to the Speaker for him to visit Palestine and opined that it may be possible for a team of Palestinian MPs to visit Guyana. The Speaker expressed his agreement.
The Ambassador explained that during her tenure she will be undertaking several tasks which will see her working closely with the Ministry of Communities, the Ministry of Education and the Foreign Affairs Ministry. One of these tasks, she explained, would be identify the Arab community in Guyana and organize activities to bring them together.
The Speaker and the Ambassador both exchanged gifts after which the Ambassador was treated to a tour of the Parliament Chamber.
The Palestinian Ambassador is expected to present her Letters of Credence to H.E David Granger, President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana tomorrow, Wednesday, November 9. She is based in Caracas, the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.
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