Back and Next - Back and NextGambia-Venezuela 2009 outlook positive
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Her Excellency, Madam Lourdes Perez Martinez, the Venezuelan ambassador to the Gambia, has reaffirmed the fruitful ties between The Gambia and her country, revealing that the year 2009 will see some major developments in the key areas of cooperation.
She disclosed that the cooperation will in this year put emphasis on projects and programs mainly in the health and education sectors. The Venezuelan plenipotentiary to The Gambia was speaking over the weekend at her residence in Kololi, during an exclusive interview with the Daily Observer. For the health sector, she disclosed that already nine Gambian children with heart cardiopathies have been identified to receive treatment at the Cardiologico Infantile (Gilberto Rodriquez Ocha) hospital in Venezuela.
This, she noted, will be the second of its kind, recalling that last year, four young Gambian children with similar heart problems successfully received treatment in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. "In the first quarter of 2009, the second cohort of one hundred and twelve (112) students who successfully underwent a six-month training in Spanish in the Gambia, will be travelling to Venezuela for higher education in different fields such as medicine, computer science, and agriculture,’’ Ambassador Martinez disclosed.
She added that already, 65 Gambians have studying in Venezuela since early 2008. According to the the Venezuelan diplomat, plans are underway to boost the cultural interchanges between the two countries, noting that they will continue to promote cultural events. Cultural interchanges, she underscored, are paramount in improving the knowledge in the quest to build a world based on the mutual benefit of the south-south integration. "It is through the exchange of experiences and knowledge of our peoples that we could achieve an effective sustainable development and at the same time ensure security in food production,’’ she added.
Ambassador Martinez then went on to say that her country intends to implement projects such as the University of the South, Bank of the South, as well as establish working groups to put in action the commitments assumed by the first Africa-South America summit. She noted that these commitments will be renewed in the second Africa-South America summit to be held in Venezuela, later this year.
She disclosed that the cooperation will in this year put emphasis on projects and programs mainly in the health and education sectors. The Venezuelan plenipotentiary to The Gambia was speaking over the weekend at her residence in Kololi, during an exclusive interview with the Daily Observer. For the health sector, she disclosed that already nine Gambian children with heart cardiopathies have been identified to receive treatment at the Cardiologico Infantile (Gilberto Rodriquez Ocha) hospital in Venezuela.
This, she noted, will be the second of its kind, recalling that last year, four young Gambian children with similar heart problems successfully received treatment in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. "In the first quarter of 2009, the second cohort of one hundred and twelve (112) students who successfully underwent a six-month training in Spanish in the Gambia, will be travelling to Venezuela for higher education in different fields such as medicine, computer science, and agriculture,’’ Ambassador Martinez disclosed.
She added that already, 65 Gambians have studying in Venezuela since early 2008. According to the the Venezuelan diplomat, plans are underway to boost the cultural interchanges between the two countries, noting that they will continue to promote cultural events. Cultural interchanges, she underscored, are paramount in improving the knowledge in the quest to build a world based on the mutual benefit of the south-south integration. "It is through the exchange of experiences and knowledge of our peoples that we could achieve an effective sustainable development and at the same time ensure security in food production,’’ she added.
Ambassador Martinez then went on to say that her country intends to implement projects such as the University of the South, Bank of the South, as well as establish working groups to put in action the commitments assumed by the first Africa-South America summit. She noted that these commitments will be renewed in the second Africa-South America summit to be held in Venezuela, later this year.
Author: by Hatab Fadera
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