Cabinet Secretary, Dr. Roger Luncheon has confirmed that Brazil is taking longer than usual to respond to the proposed posting of Local Government Minister Kellawan Lall as Ambassador to Brasilia saying yesterday the delay is the longest in recent years.
Guyana had submitted the request for Agrément to the Government of Brazil shortly after Minister Lall was named to succeed previous Ambassador to Brazil Harry Narine Nawbatt. To date, Agrément has not been forthcoming.
Stabroek News raised the issue with Dr. Luncheon at his weekly post-Cabinet press briefing yesterday and initially he offered a