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AFC flays Foreign Affairs Ministry over Takatu Bridge

May 03, 2009 News

The Government and Ministry of the Foreign Affairs have mishandled the acceptance of the gift of the Takatu Bridge from the government and people of Brazil, and have reappraised our excellent relations with that nation, said the Alliance For Change.
Indeed it may have been inappropriate for the Brazilian authorities to proceed to open the bridge, as was the case on April 26, last, without the official involvement of the Government of Guyana, the party added.
The AFC said that it is reliably informed that the Guyana Government dithered and procrastinated when the signal was sent that the gift was ready to be handed over.
“It must be remembered that it is not good etiquette to refuse a gift when offered in good faith, and arrangements should have been put in place to ensure that Guyana was represented at the soft handing over ceremony.”
The AFC said that as a disciplined organisation, the Brazilian military, having completed its assignment, was ready to hand over, and the Guyana Government, should have been in position to accept “take over” of the bridge.
“We could not expect the Brazilian military to await Guyanese officials’ instructions as to when it was timely to do so.”
The AFC said that as it is now, the shutting off of the bridge with a few rusty oil drums would only exacerbate an already bad diplomatic situation and anger and upset the residents of Lethem and Bon Fin who are anxious to use the facility.
“We implore the government to re-open the bridge immediately, until a suitable date can be fixed for the official opening on the Guyana side.”
“Guyana can ill afford to offend its best regional ally over the manner in which their gift to the people of Guyana is being diplomatically mishandled.”

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