“This is an exciting time and we are already seeing results. But we have to identify the strengths that we all have, “said the headline in his speech at the 2023 International Energy Conference and Expo.

A key partner for collaboration is the private sector and this is one that our government wants to take advantage of, added the foreign minister at the Marriott Hotel in the capital, venue for the annual event.

How is it that we can have a synergistic relationship, instead of a competitive one, how can we merge that force and become a world power, asked the head of Guyanese diplomacy.

“If we are able to collaboratively address energy security, we will also be able to address some of today’s burning issues,” reflected Persaud.

The host president, Mohamed Irfaan Ali, pointed out in the main speech the day before the interdependence of the challenges and the need to involve all interested parties to find effective solutions.

The Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Ralph Gonsalves, valued, for his part, that Guyana’s new oil wealth will facilitate the construction of a “modern, competitive and multifaceted post-colonial economy.”

It is an industry that requires strategic management and in this sense the locals can be leaders, said the head of government.

Energy professionals from all over the planet began the International Energy Conference and Expo 2023 here on February 14 and ends on February 17, whose objectives facilitate dialogue and plans to advance in this sector.

Senior officials from different countries, representatives of regional organizations, company directors, experts, universities, expose, analyze, propose on determining issues related to the field. ef/ro/znc