GUATEMALA CITY: Visit of Minister of State for External Affairs to Guatemala

GUATEMALA CITY: Minister of State (MoS), Ministry of External Affairs, Shri. V. Muraleedharan paid an official visit to Guatemala from 4-6 July 2021. This was his first visit to Guatemala as MoS. During the visit, he called on President of Guatemala H.E. Dr. Alejandro Giammattei who characterized India – Guatemala relations as a strong partnership. MoS conveyed to President Giammattei greetings of the Government and the people of India for the 200th Year of Guatemala’s Independence.

MoS also met Foreign Minister H.E. Pedro Brolo and reviewed the progress in the bilateral relations and discussed regional and multilateral cooperation. MoS along with H.E. Mr. Tony Malouf, Minister of Economy of Guatemala, and H.E. Amb. Shirley Aguilar, Vice Foreign Minister, interacted with the business community including the Heads of Chambers of Commerce & Industry of Guatemala. During the meetings, both sides agreed to strengthen their relations further by promoting two-way trade and investment in areas such as IT, BPOs and tourism

Due to unavoidable circumstances, MoS could not visit Jamaica and The Bahamas. His visit to these two countries would be rescheduled at mutually convenient dates.