On Wednesday 09th December 2015, Ambassador for the Argentine Republic H.E. Luis Beltrán Martínez  Thomas held a courtesy call with the Saint Lucian Literature Nobel Laureate Prize Winner Sir Derek Walcott at his residence.

During the visit, the Ambassador Martínez Thomas and Sir Walcott discussed various topics including culture and in particular the possibility of cultural relations between Saint Lucia and Argentina.

Sir Walcott, referred to his various aspects of his literary and artistic trajectory and anecdotes referring to various renowned Argentine writers. In this sense, Ambassador Martínez Thomas gifted to the Nobel Prize Winner, works from various Argentine Writers; Jorge Luis Borges, Ernesto Sabato y Julio Cortázar.

 

(In Photo: Left to Right Ms. Delfina Maria Martínez Thomas-Gay (Daughter of the Ambassador), Ambassador H.E. Luis Beltrán Martínez Thomas, Lady Walcott.; Seated: Sir Derek Walcott)