Georgetown: The People’s Progressive Party (PPP) welcomes the decision that the Foreign Affairs Ministers of Guyana and Venezuela will meet to settle the dispute that has arisen over the location of the vessel, Teknik Perdana which was seized by the Venezuelan navy while it was in Guyana waters, in our exclusive economic zone off the coast of Essequibo on October 10, 2013.
According to the party, the PPP has always advocated for diplomatic and peaceful alternatives to address issues of mutual concern between neighboring states. “We firmly believe that this process has been advanced over the years to a stage where our nation enjoys cooperative and meaningful relations with our neighbors. In the case of Venezuela, this is evidenced in a number of bilateral engagements and exchange visits between our two nations which redound to the benefit of the citizens in each state.”
Adding that this recent development is to be regretted, the PPP noted that a peaceful resolution to the current situation is needed and the bilateral relations between the two counties must continue to develop to the mutual benefit of the Guyanese and Venzuelan people.
“We support the position taken by the Government of Guyana to employ all peaceful means to resolve this unfortunate development in the shortest possible timeframe and to ensure there is no recurrence in the future.”
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