Prime Minister Samuel Hinds has lauded relations between Guyana and Venezuela and called for the expedited settlement of the decades-old border controversy between the two countries.
In recent weeks Georgetown has ratcheted up the pressure on Caracas to begin talks on maritime delimitation which had been promised this year. Last year, a research vessel in Guyana’s waters was impounded by the Venezuelan navy and this led to a standoff between the two countries.
Hinds spoke at a cocktail reception, held at the New Thriving Events Centre on Saturday evening, to mark the Bolivarian Republic’s 203rd independence anniversary, a report from the Government Information agency (GINA) said. The prime minister said the observance serves as a historic reminder of the fulfilment of the dreams and aspirations of regional hero Simon Bolivar for an independent nation.
“His aspiration has also been fulfilled through the formation of the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC),” the prime minister said. Both Guyana and Venezuela have been able to take advantage of the opportunities stemming from these integration mechanisms to
