UNASUR concerned at prorogation – Secretary General

UNASUR Secretary General Ernesto Samper (right) greeting President Donald Ramotar at the Office of the President yesterday. (GINA photo)

Secretary General of the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) Ernesto Samper yesterday said that the grouping was concerned that Guyana’s parliament has remained prorogued.

He was responding to a question from Stabroek News.

Samper, a former President of Colombia, said that UNASUR is aware of Guyana’s current political climate and that in a meeting with President Donald Ramotar yesterday morning it was discussed that an elections support mission would be established to oversee the pending general elections.

 

He said that Ramotar had made the request to have a UNASUR mission of electoral observers be organized and prepared to offer regional support.