Ali restates commitment to judicial settlement of border controversy with Venezuela

President Irfaan Ali with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres (Office of the President photo)

Guyana will remain steadfast in its commitment to achieving a judicial settlement to resolve the ongoing border controversy with Venezuela, President Irfaan Ali told his global counterparts during his address to the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday afternoon.

The President said that as part of the global family, Guyana subscribes to a rule-based international order as well as the need for a resurgence of political will and commitment to protect the multilateral architecture.

Ali said that Guyana does not condone or support the threat of or use of force in relations between states as a resolution of disputes. Consistent with the Charter of the United Nations, he added, Guyana subscribes to the use of peaceful means to settle disputes.