74. The Brazilian Ambassador to Suriname made the following statement:
At the opening of this meeting, when thanking you for our election as Vice-Chair, our delegation expressed the willingness and openness of the Government of Brazil to cooperate at the subregional level with the countries of this subregion with the purpose to improve the management and sustainable use of the fishery resources of the Brazil-Guianas large marine ecosystem. We also offered to host the next Conference that will bring together, for more fruitful exchange of information and experience, representatives of the governments, industry and scientific community concerned with the fisheries of the subregion.
We would like now to confirm our commitment to subregional cooperation expressed earlier. In this regard we would like to inform the meeting that Brazil is planning to propose in the near future some technical support cooperation activities that could be of benefit to the subregion, utilising and making available as relevant, the good level of technical expertise, human resources and infrastructure for fisheries research available in our country.
75. The Conference thanked the Brazilian Ambassador for the generous offer and suggested that FAO should follow-up on this offer for technical support.
