GDF Chief of Staff visits HMS Trent

Chief of Staff of the Guyana Defence Force, Brigadier Omar Khan (right) taking the salute (HMS Trent X page)

Chief of Staff of the Guyana Defence Force, Brigadier Omar Khan and the British High Commissioner to Guyana, Jane Miller were among those who on Friday visited the UK warship HMS Trent which is moored offshore.

Photos of the visit were posted on the ship’s X page.

The visit of the ship has sparked controversy and resulted in Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro mobilising his forces and accusing Guyana of breaching the Argyle Agreement which had been reached in St Vincent and the Grenadines on December 14.

The visit of the ship was announced on December 23rd.