Guyana recognizes South Sudan

The Government of Guyana has recognized  the new State of the Republic of South Sudan while the country yesterday was accepted by the United Nations General Assembly as the 193rd member of that body.

Guyana was among several countries which co-sponsored a resolution carried in the General Assembly following the Security Council’s  recommendation for acceptance of the request for membership, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a press release.

And Minister of Foreign Affairs Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett presented a statement to the National Assembly yesterday on the recognition of