Equatorial Guinea Minister of Transportation Meets With U.S. Ambassador

MALABO, Equatorial Guinea, July 6 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Equatorial Guinea (Republica de Guinea Ecuatorial) Minister of Transportation, Technology, Post and Telecommunications, Vicente Ehate Tomi, recently met with U.S. Ambassador to Equatorial Guinea Alberto Fernandez to assess the state of transportation and airport security.

The meeting was an opportunity to further discuss the possibility of receiving technical assistance from U.S. experts on transportation security. Ambassador Fernandez informed the Minister that a delegation of technical experts is scheduled to arrive in the country at the end July.

"We are looking forward to the opportunity to benefit from the technical expertise of the United States. We want to promote the highest levels of safety and security at our airports for the benefit of visitors and citizens alike," Minister Tomi said.

Programs to improve transportation, security and technology are part of a broader reform effort by President Obiang Nguema Mbasogo.

About Equatorial Guinea

The Republic of Equatorial Guinea (Republica de Guinea Ecuatorial) is the only Spanish-speaking country in Africa, and one of the smallest nations on the continent. In the late-1990s, American companies helped discover the country's oil and natural gas resources, which only within the last five years began contributing to the global energy supply. Equatorial Guinea is now working to serve as a pillar of stability and security in its region of West Central Africa. The country will host the 2011 Summit of the African Union. For more information, visit http://www.guineaecuatorialpress.com.

This has been distributed by Qorvis Communications, LLC on behalf of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea. More information on this relationship is on file at the United States Department of Justice, Washington, DC.

SOURCE Republic of Equatorial Guinea

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