Guyana/Venezuela border controversy...Granger confident UN boss won’t overturn predecessor’s proposal

Guyana/Venezuela border controversy…Granger confident UN boss won’t overturn predecessor’s proposal

Feb 19, 2017 News

President David Granger on Friday said that Guyana is committed to working with neighbouring Venezuela to see the peaceful resolution of a decades-old border controversy.

(From left) Venezuela’s leader, Nicolas Maduro, UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon and President David Granger at the UN in September 2015.

The President was at the time delivering remarks at the conclusion of the 28th Inter-Sessional Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of CARICOM at the Marriott Hotel in Kingston, Georgetown.
According to previous reports, Guyana in its quest to resolve the matter, had engaged the United Nations in 2015. The Secretary-General of that grouping, Ban Ki-moon, recommended that the UN would give the Good Offices Process a try for another year (throughout 2017) and then, if the two countries fail to agree on a solution, the matter will go to the International Court of Justice (ICJ).
President David Granger, a historian, has made it clear that Guyana will settle for nothing less a juridical settlement – in the international court – once and for all. He had insisted that the Good Offices Process has failed to make progress over the last 25 years. Government subsequently issued a statement on the UN decision saying it has accepted it.
Ban Ki-moon made his recommendations months before stepping down as the UN Chief.
“The incumbent SG understands that as well and it is our view that he is committed not to overturn any decision that had been made by his predecessor. I would say that situation is normal and there is no cause for concern. We will continue to engage the UN Secretary-General and we look forward to having the matter resolved and if not, the matter will be re-sent to the SG and he will implement the decision that has already been laid down (by Ban Ki-moon),” Granger said Friday.
With regard to the Belize/Guatemala border issue, Granger said that the CARICOM’s Heads are were satisfied that the engagement between the two countries was proceeding in a manner that was satisfactory to both sides.
“They has been no violent incident in recent times and the tension has more or less eased and we were satisfied that both sides were moving towards a peaceful resolution in accordance to the agreement that exists between the two states.”

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