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%ra]ilian President Michel Temer who recently re ceived a visit from Surinam ese President 'esi %outerse will also visit Suriname. ,t is not clear when President Temer will visit Suriname but he will reportedly be ac companied by his ministers of 'efense, Security, For eign Affairs and Migration. ,t is already certain that the presidential delegation will visit Suriname this year to discuss several issues such as cross border crime and border security. Statistics indicate that about , %ra]ilians and people with a %ra]ilian background are living in Suriname. Presi dent %outerse wants a sec ond consular workgroup to hold a meeting before August 1 to discuss the problems and interests of the %ra]ilian community in Suriname.

³We must not forget that this group represents an important part of our com munity. , should say that they are one tenth and that is why we must also look at the important economic contribution that this group make but we must also look at %ra]il with regards to the remittance,” said Suri name’s Foreign Affairs Min ister <ldi] Pollack %eighle. Other high ranking officials are also e[pected to visit Suriname in the coming months. A delegation from %ra]il’s ,ntelligence 8nit is also e[pected to visit Su riname this month to assist with the fight against cyber crime and to formulate ef fective legislation. ³We re ally do not have to reinvent the wheel,” said Minister Pollack %eighle.