Guyana’s troubles with Venezuela was raised at the Open Government Partnership 2015 Global Summit in Mexico by Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo on Wednesday and he said that Caracas has imposed a trade embargo against Guyana while also trying to prevent development of Guyana’s natural resources.
“Venezuela has imposed a trade embargo against Guyana, refusing to buy our rice or to sell us fuel,” Nagamootoo said in his address at the summit. “Venezuela has also sought to block oil exploration off Guyana’s coast and gold extraction in our own territory, all in clear violation of international law and treaty obligations,” he added, according to a copy of his speech provided by the Office of the Prime Minister.
The Open Government Partnership (OGP) is a multilateral initiative that was launched in 2011 to provide a platform for domestic reformers to secure concrete commitments and make their governments more responsive, accountable and transparent to their citizens. According to its
