Caricom Heads of State were recently briefed that Secretary General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon has made a proposal to Guyana and Venezuela on the way forward in the ongoing border controversy between the two countries.
“Heads of Government also noted that the Secretary General of the United Nations, having had discussions with the Heads of Guyana and Venezuela in September 2015, has since made a proposal to the two countries on the way forward towards a decisive end to the controversy,” a communique from the Caricom Heads of Government Summit, held at Placencia, Belize on 16-17 February, stated.
Minister of Foreign Affairs Carl Greenidge, when contacted by Stabroek News, explained that the proposal was not a solution to the controversy. “The proposal is not a solution to the problem. It is something the
