First Argentine envoy to Caricom accredited

Secretary General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, shakes hands with newly appointed Argentine Ambassador to Caricom, H.E. Luis Alberto Martino, following an official ceremony at the Caricom Secretariat where the Argentine Ambassador presented his letters of credence to Ambassador LaRocque (Caricom Secretariat photo)

The first Argentine resident Plenipotentiary Represen-tative to the Caribbean Community (Caricom), Luis Alberto Martino, on Monday, expressed his country’s willingness to strengthen ties with Caricom.

A release from the Caricom Secretariat said that the envoy was speaking at a ceremony at the Caricom Secretariat, Tur-keyen, where he presented his letters of credence to Caricom Secretary General, Ambassador Irwin LaRocque.

Martino reported that Argentina was in the process of re-opening embassies in Guyana and Barbados, and establishing embassies in