– Luncheon
Guyana has no immediate intention of becoming a member of the Brazil-touted South American Defence Council, since government believes that such an undertaking is one that should not be taken lightly.
Government spokesman Dr Roger Luncheon said this yesterday at his post-Cabinet media briefing following a question from this newspaper about government’s stance on the Brazilian proposal. However, he said, Guyana would definitely be responding in the context of its national interest.
Mercopress news agency reported last week that the largest South American nation’s Defence Minister Nelson Jobim was set to tour several South American nations to draft a mid-term or possibly long-term South American defence identity so that “we can have a strong united continent”. According to that report, he made the announcement to members of two congressional committees.
