UN Secretary-General to give assessment on border controversy by November

President David Granger being greeted by the UN Secretary-General, Mr. Ban Ki-moon prior to their meeting yesterday. (Ministry of the Presidency photo)

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has declared that he will make an assessment by November on the way forward in the longstanding border controversy between Guyana and Venezuela.

“I have to make an assessment by November,” Secretary-General Ban was quoted as saying by the Ministry of the Presidency during a meeting yesterday with President David Granger at the United Nations’ Headquarters in New York.

A Ministry of the Presidency statement on the meeting further stated that the timetable was accepted by the President, who committed to providing any additional information that may be needed in order to complete the assessment.