UN team arrives for follow-up talks on border controversy

Susana Malcorra

A six-member United Nations (UN) team arrived in Guyana yesterday for further discussions on the controversy resulting from Venezuela’s challenge to the validity of the 1899 Arbitral Award settling the Guyana/ Venezuela border.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in a statement, said that the visit is a follow up to the visit by a UN Technical Mission in July, and is in accordance with the programme of activities laid out by the Secretary General following