MINISTER of Foreign Affairs, Ms. Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett, hosted a farewell reception yesterday, in honour of Ambassador Luiz Gilberto Seixas de Andrade, who has completed his tour of duty for Brazil in Guyana. 

His Excellency was accredited on September 9, 2009.
Minister Rodrigues-Birkett, in her remarks at the function, thanked the diplomat for the significant role he played during his tenure in further advancing the Guyana/Brazil bilateral cooperation programme.
She said it included several high level exchange visits, the establishment of the Joint Commission for the Development of Infrastructure Projects in Guyana; the creation of a Guyana/Brazil Frontier Committee and collaboration in key areas, such as health, agriculture development, security and consular matters.
Minister Rodrigues-Birkett extended best wishes to the departing envoy and his wife in their new posting to Barbados.
Since the establishing of diplomatic ties in 1968, Guyana and Brazil have enjoyed very friendly relations not only at the bilateral level but also within the framework of several regional and sub-regional mechanisms, such as the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organisation and the Union of South American Nations where they share common membership.
Guyana and Brazil also work closely on issues of mutual interest on the international agenda.