Today’s first meeting under the Argyle Declaration of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Guyana and Venezuela in Brasila is important as it paves the way for talks between the two countries on other important matters such as energy security and climate, President Irfaan Ali says.
“I think the meeting is very important and is a step in fulfilling what was agreed on in St Vincent, and that was the establishment of a joint commission to look at all the consequential matters to develop and so that the conversation between the two countries can continue and setting the stage for the second meeting between the two presidents,” President Ali yesterday told Demerara Waves reporter Denis Chabrol at State House, before leaving the country for Ghana.
In Ghana, Ali is expected to lobby support for Guyana over the border controversy with Venezuela from African leaders who are attending the African Prosperity Dialogues (APN) 2024, meeting.