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His Excellency Dr. Compton Bourne, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana to Brazil on November 14, 2024, presented his Letters of Credence to His Excellency Luiz Inácio Lula DaSilva , President of the Republic of Brazil at the Palácio do Planalto, Brasilia, Brazil.

The Honourable Hugh Hilton Todd, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation today received a courtesy call from His Excellency Mr. Anders Bengtcén, Non-Resident Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden to Guyana.

During the meeting, Minister Todd and the Ambassador discussed areas geared towards advancing the bilateral cooperation agenda between the two countries, including trade and security.

During the meeting, Minister Todd and the Ambassador discussed areas geared towards advancing the bilateral cooperation agenda between the two countries, including trade and security.

Minister Todd also provided an update on the case before the International Court of Justice on the validity of the 1899 Arbitral Award between Guyana and Venezuela. The Ambassador further expressed the Government of Sweden's support for the multilateral process and international rule of law.

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State Visit of the Honourable Shri Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of the Republic of India, to the Co-operative Republic of Guyana

The Honourable Hugh Hilton Todd, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation yesterday participated in the Second South American Meeting of Dialogue Between Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Defence chaired by the Pro Tempore Presidency of the Brasilia Consensus Colombian Minister of Foreign Affairs the Honourable Luis Gilberto Murillo and Minister of Defence the Honourable Ivan Velasquez. The meeting was attended by representatives of all twelve countries on the continent of South America.

During his intervention, Minister Todd stated that the war in Gaza has set several new and unacceptable bars. Among them, a rapid decline in the nutritional status of the population in Gaza; the highest number of humanitarian workers killed in a single conflict globally; and more women and children have been killed in the war than in any other recent conflict in a single year.

INFORMATION NOTE || The Honourable Hugh Hilton Todd, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation attended a side event on Strengthening Urban Resilience for all – Implementation of the Commonwealth Declaration on Sustainable Urbanisation for our Commonwealth held on the sidelines of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Apia, Samoa.

The Honourable Hugh Hilton Todd, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, represented Guyana at a virtual follow-up meeting today, October 18, 2024, between CARICOM Trade Ministers and the United States Trade Representative (USTR), Ambassador Katherine Tai, to advance the bilateral dialogue on trade and investment priorities for the Caribbean Basin.

The Honourable Hugh Hilton Todd, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation met with his Surinamese counterpart, His Excellency Albert Ramdin, Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Business, and International Cooperation yesterday to discuss matters pertaining to the Strategic Dialogue and Cooperation Platform (SDCP) – a cooperation mechanism agreed to by the two countries on November 24, 2020.