Martin Chungong, Secretary General of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) reported at the 147th IPU Assembly in Luanda, Angola, that Venezuela remains suspended from the institution as there remain questions concerning the legitimacy and recognition of the two competing Parliaments in the country.
This is according to a press release from Speaker of National Assembly, Manzoor Nadir who was part of the delegation that represented Guyana.
The release said that Nadir was elected as the Vice Chairman of the Group of Latin America and the Caribbean (GRULAC). He will serve with the Deputy of the Mexican Congress, Sofia Carvajal Isunza, the elected Chairman.
Nadir was the opening contributor to the general debate of the 180 members of the IPU held in Luanda, Angola. Under the theme of Parliamentary action for peace, justice and strong institutions, Nadir said that for countries like Guyana this theme was most apt today as more hotspots are emerging, including the extant threat of Venezuela to Guyana.
The Speaker has invited both the IPU president Tulia Ackson, who the Guyana delegation supported for the Presidency of the IPU and the Chairman of GRULAC to make a visit to Guyana as a priority
The IPU was established in 1889.
Guyana was represented at this Assembly by Nadir, Anil Nandlall SC and Dawn Hastings–Williams, who are members of the General Council of the IPU. The Clerk Sherlock Isaacs and International Affairs coordinator Carlleta Charles completed the delegation.
