Brazil, Guyana to strengthen military relationship

Military Commander of the North of the Brazilian Armed Forces, General Carlos Alberto Neiva Barcellos, on Wednesday, paid a courtesy call to President David Granger at the Ministry of the Presidency.

General Barcellos was accompanied by Chief-of-Staff of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF), Brigadier George Lewis; Brazilian Ambassador to Guyana, Lineu Pupo De Paula; Colonel Oswaldo Benedito Romao DaSilva and Colonel Emerson DaSilva; both of the Brazilian Army, and Major Meer Khan of the GDF, the Ministry of the Presidency said in a press statement.
During the meeting, several areas relating to security and territorial integrity, as well as the existing areas of cooperation between the two countries were discussed.
Brigadier Lewis in an invited comment said the Brazilian team is in Guyana for discussions with the GDF in areas of cooperation, in an effort to build a stronger, friendlier relationship between the two military organisations.