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Jul 13, 2013 News
Guyana’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett, together with the Foreign Ministers of Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay and Venezuela, has signed a Framework Agreement allowing Guyana to join the Southern Customs Union (MERCOSUR) as an Associate Member.
This initiative arose out of the decision taken by the Council of Ministers at the MERCOSUR Summit held in Brasilia last December, to foster and strengthen the relationship between Mercosur and Guyana.
The Framework Association Agreement covers political, economic, trade, productive development, cultural and other cooperation issues.
Following the signing of the Agreement, Minister Rodrigues-Birkett thanked her colleague Foreign Ministers for welcoming Guyana into the MERCOSUR family. “Separated by history and culture in the past, Guyana has made a conscious decision to pursue its continental destiny and signing this Agreement today marks another step in this direction.” She praised the work done by the outgoing Chairman of MERCOSUR, Foreign Minister of Uruguay, Luis Almagro, and the staff of the MERCOSUR Secretariat for completing the process in such a short space of time. Guyana applied for Associate Member status six months ago.
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