The Guyana Government yesterday dismissed concerns that United States Secretary of State Michael Pompeo’s visit here this week will entail discussions on Venezuela and said that emphasis should be placed on Washington’s assistance in bringing investment opportunities here.
“It is a regional visit and the visit obviously has interests of the US and has mutual benefits for all of the member states involved,” Minister of Foreign Affairs Hugh Todd told the Stabroek News last even-ing when contacted.
“People are trying to insert it to create some amount of anxiety and confusion but I don’t think that is the way to go. We all know we have wait on the matter of the ICJ (Inter-national Court of Justice) for jurisdiction (on the border controversy with Venezuela) and the US visit has nothing and should not be interpreted as anything to do with Venezuela. We all know what is happening in Venezuela. The focus should be on economic cooperation and assistance, the assistance that we get on building our social pillars as well as security measures that are concerning to us. I think we should keep it simple. It is a visit. Don’t let’s confuse it with Venezuela,” he added.
