Guyana's President, Bush to Meet Privately During UN General Assembly Meeting

President Bharrat Jagdeo of Guyana and U.S. President Bush will have breakfast Sept. 24 on the final day of the two-day UN General Assembly meeting in New York, Jagdeo's office said. The leaders will discuss bilateral trade relations, aid to Guyana, and help in combating HIV/AIDS in the South American country of 700,000. The Caribbean has the world's second highest HIV rate after sub-Saharan Africa, with an estimated 500,000 infected in the region. Guyana and Haiti are the only two Caribbean nations to benefit from Bush's five-year, $15 billion initiative to fight AIDS in Africa and the Caribbean. The U.S. has already released about $1 million to private organizations in Guyana for HIV/AIDS counseling, and CDC has sent specialists to work with the country's health ministry.

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