Argentina has bestowed the Grand Cross of the Order of the General Liberator of San Martin upon Minister of Foreign Affairs Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett.
According to a press release from Guyana’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in decorating Rodrigues-Birkett with this high order of the Republic of Argentina, Foreign Affairs Minister Hector Timmerman lauded the consistent friendship Guyana has demonstrated to his government and people.
The decoration was bestowed during an official visit Rodrigues-Birkett paid to Argentina on November 28 and 29. During the visit, the ministers discussed areas of bilateral cooperation within the framework for the Argentine South/South Cooperation Programme.