Please see press release from the Alliance for Change (AFC):
During the last six decades, Guyana would have signed dozens of agreements with the USA dealing with such matters as trade, border security, combating drugs, extradition, etc. So, it is strange, that on what appears the eve of heighten military pressure against Venezuela that the US has dispatched their Assistant Secretary of War to sign yet another bilateral agreement.
What exactly does this new agreement cover? The press release only states, it covers the expansion of “military co-operation with full respect for the sovereignty and laws for both countries”.
What exactly does this “military co-operation” mean for Guyana in general and citizens in particular?
With what appears to be imminent military action, the Government should have provided the Leader of the Opposition (if he/she was in place) with a full briefing on this new development, failing which, the Parliamentary Foreign Affairs Committee should have be convened and provided a full briefing.
Of course, there is no Leader of the Opposition or Foreign Affairs Committee in place, due to the refusal of the PPP to hold another parliamentary sitting, simply because of the legal challenges surrounding ONE individual.
The US administration, bowing to internal pressure, has convened a briefing session with their bipartisan Foreign Affairs Committee, which would have provided the members of that committee a complete picture of their proposed future actions. Why should the PPP not do the same?
The AFC demands that the Government of Guyana provide all relevant stakeholders with a full and complete briefing on the agreements signed with the US. The sovereignty of Guyana is the responsibility of all Guyanese. [END]
