President Irfaan Ali yesterday welcomed the ruling by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) that it has jurisdiction to hear Guyana’s case seeking the validation of the 1899 arbitral award establishing the boundary with Venezuela, calling it a victory that demonstrates what can be achieved through unity.
“…Today’s victory is not small victory. This victory is a testimony of what we can achieve as a people when we are united and this should be a healing point for only country. There is no compromise on our sovereignty. We are together in this and it is in this same spirit that I think we should be together on the development and the future of our country,” Ali said.
He was at the time delivering an address following the ICJ’s ruling, which was viewed by members of the Cabinet, the Joint Services and Civil Society at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre, at Liliendaal.