Guyana, Brazil armies ink new cooperation protocol

GDF Chief of Staff  Commodore Gary Best (left) and Major General Luiz Paul Cruz of the Brazilian Armed Forces sign the Conference Agreements/Declarations. (GDF photo)

The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) and the Brazilian Army yesterday signed a Protocol that covers assistance in the areas of training, doctrine and operations, intelligence, logistics engineering and international affairs at the conclusion of the VI Bilateral Staff Conference at the Pegasus Hotel.

According to a statement by the GDF, the Protocol provides training courses for GDF personnel over the period 2012 to 2014 in the fields of infantry, para-trooping, logistics, and engineering, while the cooperation in doctrine and operations will see, among other things, the linking of training institutions for the sharing of