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| Ambassador
Richard Mc Phail and President of the
Republic of Peru, Dr. Alan Garcia Perez
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Tuesday December 11th, 2007,
St. George’s:,
On Monday December 3rd,
His Excellency, Ambassador Richard Mc Phail, presented
his Letters of Credence to President of the Republic of
Peru, Dr. Alan Garcia Perez as Grenada’s first
non-Resident Ambassador to the Republic of Peru.
Ambassador Mc Phail first met
with the Vice Minister for External Relations of the
Republic of Peru, Ambassador Gonzalo Gutierrez at the Torre
Tagle Palace which houses the Peruvian Ministry of External
Relations. He first presented the Vice Minister with a copy
of his Credentials and then they had a discussion on a wide
range of topics. They discussed several areas for greater
cooperation between the two nations including trade issues,
the provision of scholarships, assistance for our
agriculture and agro industries and assistance for
programmes for youth development and empowerment. Assurances
were given that these requests will be brought to fruition.
Upon arrival at the Government
Palace, Ambassador Mc Phail was received by the National
Director of Protocol and Ceremonial and the chief of the
Military House. He was then accorded a General Salute by a
Guard of Honor and the Military Band in the Courtyard of the
Presidential Palace. He was then escorted inside of the
Palace to the Honor Patio where another Military Band
beautifully played the National Anthem of Grenada as a
General Salute was given to Ambassador Mc Phail.
He was then escorted to the
Salon Dorado (Gold Room) by the National Director of
Protocol and Ceremonial of the State and by the Head of the
Military House. In that Salon he was announced to the
President, Dr. Alan Garcia and made a short statement before
delivering his Credentials.
After the President received the
Letters of Credence a short discussion ensued where
salutations were exchanged, assistance for Grenada was
sought in the provision of scholarships, and current
affairs.
Presenting Credentials on the
same day as non-Resident Ambassadors were the Ambassadors of
the Republic of Ghana, the Republic of Angola, the Republic
of Trinidad & Tobago and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
During this first official visit
to Peru, Ambassador Mc Phail met with high officials of the
Ministry for Foreign Relations. |
