CARACAS, Venezuela, June 18, 2009 – New Grenada Ambassador to Venezuela George Macleish presented his credentials to Minister of the People's Power for External Relations Nicolas Maduro Moros on Wednesday at the House of Antonio Jose de Sucre - Caracas Centre. Welcoming Macleish as new ambassador to his country, Moros expressed appreciation for the development of relations between Grenada and Venezuela based on mutual trust and equality. Ambassador Macleish expressed his gratitude to the assistance provided by Venezuela and the efforts made by the Venezuelan Government for promoting economic cooperation between the two countries. The ambassador told the Minister that he would make his best efforts to push the relationship between the two countries towards win-win partnership. Grenada and Venezuela established diplomatic relations on April 14, 1977.