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16TH FEBRUARY 2005
MEDIA RELEASE
Brazilian President

The Private Sector Commission of Guyana ( PSC ) in collaboration with the Embassy of the Federated Republic of Brazil hosted a delegation of Brazilian Businessmen and women on February 15 2005.

The Business Encounter was initiated by H.E. Ney do Prado Dieguez the Brazilian Ambassador in Guyana, in honour of the visit to Guyana by His Excelency the President of the Federative Republic of Brazil. Mr. Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.

The priority areas for discussion were:-

• BANKING
• INSURANCE
• TRANSPORTATION
• AGRICULTURE

The delegation from Brazil included a delegation from the Brazil/Guyana Chamber of Commerce in State of Roraima, which was led by their Vice President Remidio Montessi.

The Brazilian Embassy hosted a Breakfast at the Le Meridien Pegasus at 09.00 hours
which was attended by the Brazilian delegation and their Guyanese counterparts.

Special guests at the breakfast included Jose Anchieta Junior, Secretary for Infrastructure in the Government of Roraima, Joao Batista Fagundes, Secretary of Security, Alex Moura Viana, Director of Tourism, and Paulo do Vale Pereira Fillho, the Honorary Consul for Guyana in Roraima.

In the absence of Ambassador Ney who was with President Lula, the Deputy Chief of Mission, Minister Counsellor Luiz Antonio Bubliux Fonseca welcomed everyone and outlined the background to the meeting. The Chairman of the PSC, the Secretary of Infrastructure and the Secretary of Security of Roraima also made brief presentations.

All of the participants introduced themselves, and translators were there too assist those who were not bi-lingual. Discussions continued at the Pegasus and then the participants continued their business discussions.

Participants were asked to assemble at the Georgetown Club for a wrap-up meeting to
relay to the PSC the general outcome of their meetings and to identify the specific problems in the various sectors.

The Chairman of the PSC Mr. Yesu Persaud was present at this meeting and there were a number of contributions by the Brazilian and Guyanese participants. It was agreed that minutes of the meeting would be prepared and circulated in Portugese and English.

The delegation was then hosted at a Cocktail Reception at the Georgetown Club which was attended by the Brazilian Ambassador Ney do Prado Dieguez. Both Ambassador Ney do Prado Dieguez and PSC Chairman Yesu Persaud made brief remarks.

A very special guest was Col. Paulo Sergio Santos Ribeiro the Commander the Military Fire Brigadiers of Roraima who led the convoy of four Brazilian trucks with 40 tons of Relief items for the Guyanese who suffered in the recent floods. The PSC Chairman thanked Col. Ribiero and the people of Roraima, Brazil for this excellent gesture.

The PSC and the Brazilian Embassy agree that the Business Encounter was a success and will work together to reduce the bottlenecks to the expansion of trade between our two