President Ali Says Guyanese Have No Need To Fear Amid Border Controversy

Declaring that Guyana wants peace amid the border controversy with neighboring Venezuela, President Dr. Irfaan Ali has asserted that his compatriots do not need to fear. “We have been constantly talking to the Guyanese. There is absolutely no need to fear. We are ensuring that we are prepared at every level,” Ali told reporters on Tuesday. He spoke ahead of Thursday’s meeting with Venezuela’s President Nicholas Maduro in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Ali said Guyana wants peace and is working towards that. But he said his country was not naive. “We have every intention of ensuring the safety and security of our people, of our borders,” the Guyana President told reporters. He assured that every investment in his country was safe and encouraged investors to continue investing in every region of Guyana. “When you are on the side of international law, when you are on the side of principle, when you are on the side of morals, when you are on the side of ethics, when you are on the side of what is right, there is absolutely nothing to fear,” Ali emphasized. “We fear nothing. The world is behind us. We have good friends behind us and we...