00:00U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau is scheduled to meet with Prime Minister Kamala Pesad-Besessa during what
00:07the Foreign and Car Com Affairs Ministry says is a two-day visit beginning on Sunday, August 9.
00:12According to the State Department's website, the Deputy Secretary serves as the principal deputy, advisor, and alter ego to the
00:20Secretary of State and also serves as acting Secretary of State in the Secretary of State's absence.
00:27Prime Minister Pesad-Besessa held a bilateral meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Washington, D.C.
00:34in September of last year.
00:36The U.S. State Department, via the U.S. Embassy, announced that in Trinidad and Tobago, Deputy Secretary Landau will
00:42meet with Prime Minister Pesad-Besessa to further strengthen the bilateral relationship, including to discuss shared energy and security priorities
00:51and advance economic cooperation.
00:53On Friday, the chairman of the National Gas Company of Trinidad and Tobago said within the next three to four
00:59days, the Prime Minister will make some significant announcements with respect to the energy sector, but provided no further details.
01:06Also on Friday, the U.S. Embassy announced that the bilateral relations between the United States and Trinidad and Tobago
01:14and Security Corporation has been further strengthened following the activation of Joint Task Force Western Hemisphere by U.S. Southern
01:22Command.
01:22The Foreign and Caracom Affairs Ministry said that Deputy Secretary Landau's visit reflects progress in deepening alliances with the United
01:30States and in translating a stronger partnership into practical opportunities.
01:35The State Department also announced that Deputy Secretary Landau is also scheduled to visit Guyana and will meet with Guyana's
01:43President, Dr. Mohamed Ofran Ali, and Cabinet members to discuss expanding bilateral economic cooperation and strengthening bilateral investment opportunities, including
01:53enhancing collaboration in strategic sectors, including energy and critical minerals.
01:58Prime Minister Prime Minister Prasad-Basasa and President Ali were the only two CARACOM leaders who were invited to and
02:05attended the Shield of the America Summit hosted by U.S. President Donald Trump in Florida in March of this
02:12year.
02:13Jewel Brown, TV6 News.
Comments