Energy cooperation, investment opportunities and economic development were among the key issues discussed when senior government officials met with representatives of the United States Embassy in Port-of-Spain earlier this week. Minister of Energy and Energy Industries Dr Roodal Moonilal and Minister in the Ministry of Energy and Energy Industries Ernesto Kesar held talks with a delegation led by United States Chargé d’Affaires Philip Kern at the Ministry of Energy and Energy Industries’ International Waterfront Complex headquarters on Monday. According to the Ministry of Energy and Energy Industries, the discussions reaffirmed the longstanding bilateral relationship between Trinidad and Tobago and the United States, with a focus on political cooperation, energy and economic security, as well as trade and investment opportunities. Moonilal reaffirmed the Government’s commitment to maintaining an open and constructive partnership with the United States through continued dialogue, cooperation and the exchange of ideas. Moonilal also identified investment in restarting the Pointe-a-Pierre refinery and expanding downstream industries as priorities for the Government as it seeks to strengthen the country’s energy sector.