𝐄𝐑𝐂’𝐬 𝟐𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐂𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐄𝐱𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫 𝐢𝐧 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐚

𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐑𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞

𝐄𝐑𝐂’s 2^nd batch 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐂𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐄𝐱𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 & 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫 𝐢𝐧 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐚

The Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC) of Guyana has fielded its second batch of participants in training seminars in China, consisting of Commissioners and Secretariat staff. The seminar will be held from October 31 to November 20, 2025, under the theme “Exploration and Practices of Chinese Modernization for Developing Countries”. The delegation is led by Commissioners Mr. Deon Dick (Ras Khafra) and Mrs. Chandrowtie Sarran.

The seminar is intended to share China’s development experiences across various fields with officials from other developing countries offering professional guidance and assistance tailored to their practical needs to further enhance interdepartmental exchanges and cooperation between China and respective nations.

Seminar topics will include introduction to China’s national conditions, implementation of new developmental concepts, building a modern economic system and an overview of the macroeconomic situation among other areas. The delegation will also be visiting other provinces during the exchange program.

Mr. Song Guoxuan, Director of Industry Development Division International Cooperation Center National Development and Reform Commission (P.R.C.), Mr. Maricus Owino Agutu,  Principal Media Relations Officer, Office of the Speaker of the Senate, The Republic of Kenya, and Mr. Ion Gaina, Head of the IT Forensic Directorate of the Forensic and Judicial Expertise Center of the General Inspectorate of Police Ministry of Internal Affairs, Republic of Moldova, were the main speakers who addressed the Joint Opening Ceremony on the seminars on “Exploration and Practices of Chinese Modernization for Developing Countries” and “Cybersecurity Technologies for Developing Countries” which was held on October 31, 2025 at the Beijing Fenghui Hotel.

Mr. Guoxuan in his opening remarks gave a warm welcome to all participants. He emphasized that the Center has long committed to build a global platform for knowledge sharing and policy dialogue. “The Chinese path to modernization is firstly to have a peaceful development and secondly, lies in the fact that the Chinese modernization embraces a harmony between man and nature,” the Director declared.

It is with this very vision of promoting a peaceful and harmonious environment that aligns with the Commission’s vision in building its institutional capacity as it seeks to advance its core mandate of promoting social and ethnic harmony in Guyana for all.

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Ethnic Relations Commission
November 2, 2025