Guyana’s Ambassador to the United States, Bayney Karran, has been accredited, on a non-resident basis, as Guyana’s ambassador to Mexico.
Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto accepted Ambassador Karran’s credentials at the Presidential Palace in Mexico City on February 14, and expressed the wish that the new diplomatic appointment would serve to strengthen the good relations between Guyana and Mexico.
According to a Foreign Affairs Ministry statement, Karran indicated to President Nieto that he was honoured to be accredited to Mexico, a country whose history and culture had so enriched the world and which is of such importance to regional and global affairs. He pledged to improve upon the already warm and friendly relations between the two countries during his tour of duty.
The ambassador cited a number of recent examples of the significantly strengthened bilateral ties, such as cooperation on technical and language training, as well as the fact that a Mexican company is currently the largest private employer in Guyana.
The Guyanese envoy also pointed to the existing scope for bolstering relations between Caricom and Mexico, in addition to increasing the already good level of cooperation in other multilateral bodies such as the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC); the Organisation of American States (OAS) and the Association of Caribbean States (ACS).
Following the accreditation ceremony, the ambassador was saluted by a military guard of honour and made a statement to the Mexican press conveying good wishes to the government and people of Mexico from the government and people of Guyana.
