United States Ambassador, Nicole Theriot last night called on Venezuela to support the current territorial sovereignty of Guyana.
On the sidelines of a Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association event at the Pegasus Hotel, the recently accredited ambassador was asked about Venezuelan sabre rattling against Guyana.
She noted that her views regarding the Guyana/Venezuela border controversy mirror those of the US government including the position expressed by Assistant US Secretary of State Brian Nichols.
“…that we support and respect the 1899 arbitral award that established the current boundaries of Guyana and we believe that those should be respected until they are determined to be different by an international body, particularly the ICJ (international Court of Justice)”, she said.
“So we support the current territorial sovereignty of Guyana and we call on Venezuela to do the same”, she added.
Asked what happens if Venezuela doesn’t, she said “we will cross that bridge when we come to it”.
The Ambassador attended the 28th Annual awards ceremony of the Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association (GMSA) where she gave the feature address. In her statement to those in attendance, Theriot expressed that while the energy sector has been a catalyst for Guyana’s remarkable growth, investing and fostering other sectors at the same time is equally important.
“Economic growth does not always result in economic diversification. It’s something that you have to make a certain effort to do,” she said.
The ceremony saw a total of 18 awards being distributed to companies in Guyana that have made a significant impact on the growth of the country in various sectors. Among them were D’s Body Therapy, Energy Holdings Inc., Camille’s Academy and ExxonMobil.
