British high commissioners statement unpardonable - Dr. Luncheon The utterances made by British High Commissioner to Guyana, Andrew Ayre regarding the prorogation of parliament were deemed as “feats of fun” by Cabinet Secretary, Dr. Roger Luncheon. Dr. Luncheon said the high commissioner’s attempts to damage Guyana’s credibility and its economic prospects are considered by government as unpardonable. He noted that “high commissioner Ayre is terribly dishonorable, knowingly depicting prorogation in Guyana as a constitutional crime severe enough to utter that s word; sanctions that is so bandied around today in the international discourses.” The fact that the high commissioner made his statements via the media as opposed to speaking to the government directly was further condemned. “This resort to press conferences to speak to the government of Guyana has taken on proportions that need to be addressed and needs to be condemned, it’s totally unacceptable in the realm of international diplomacy,” the Cabinet secretary stated. On Monday last, the British high commissioner who is departing shortly expressed the view that the Commonwealth may impose sanctions on Guyana for its failure to hold Local Government Elections and lift the now two-month old suspension of parliament, and that the United Kingdom could cut back bilateral aid. Additionally, a statement from Minister of Foreign Affairs, Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett noted that she spoke to Commonwealth Secretary General, Kamalesh Sharma, who confirmed that the statement made by the outgoing high commissioner is misleading.
Posted on: Fri, 16 Jan 2015 17:22:11 +0000
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