Suriname would like closer co-operation with Ecuador's mining
and petroleum sector. In two months' time, Natural Resources Minister
Jim Hok will travel to Quito to start discussions.
This was made clear during the official visit of Ecuador's
Foreign Affairs Minister Ricardo Armando Patiño Aroca.
With a 12-member delegation, he visited Suriname on 17 and 18 July. Suriname's Minister of Foreign Affaris Winston Lackin received
his counterpart and delegation and there were talks on regional
integration, climate change, markets for products, visa policy and
tourism. Ecuador's tourism is booming; there is a 10% growth
each year. Suriname is also busy establishing its tourism industry.
Education was another topic of the discussions. At the end of
the visit a 'Memorandum of Understanding' was signed in which, among
other things, it was agreed that there will be an exchange programme of
knowledge between both countries. Furthermore, there must be
co-operation in the areas of trade and agriculture.
The visit of the Ecuadorian delegation must be seen in the
light of deepening the regional integration. Suriname, being a small
non-Spanish speaking country on the continent, has always been
isolated compared to the Spanish-speaking countries. The
Bouterse-Ameerali government is now trying to break out of this
isolation.
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