Norway’s Ambassador to Guyana, Nils Martin Gunneng yesterday joined the call for the national recount of votes to be used for the declaration of the result from the controversy-laden March 2nd general elections.
In a tweet yesterday, Gunneng, who is also accredited to Brazil and Suriname, said ”#Norway joins the call for a fair and transparent conclusion of the #GuyanaElections. The declaration of the election result must be based on the national recount, as witnessed by the
@CARICOMorg.”
Norway’s call is significant as it has been engaged with Guyana since 2009 on a forest protection deal. This deal was potentially worth US$250m over five years and a significant tranche of that sum has been set aside for green energy use. Unused monies cannot be accessed, however, until a new government is in place.
