An agreement on enhanced defense partnership between the USA and Guyana was signed at the Pentagon. The document was signed by US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Guyana President Mohamed Irfan Ali. The agreement is described as a landmark step in developing bilateral relations in the military sphere. Details about specific cooperation terms, including possible joint exercises, weapons supplies, or intelligence sharing, have not yet been disclosed. The signing of the treaty occurs against the backdrop of Washington's broader interest in strengthening ties with states in Latin America and the Caribbean, including countries bordering Venezuela, with which Guyana maintains a territorial dispute over the Essequibo region. Expanding military cooperation with the USA can be viewed as an additional security guarantee for Guyana amid tensions with neighboring Venezuela. Official representatives of both countries emphasized the importance of the partnership for regional stability, though they did not clarify the specific mechanisms for its implementation in the near term.