British Government stands firm in Guyana’s future development.

 

Georgetown- The government stands ready to work with its international partners for the development of all Guyanese in pursuit of common goals. In an address last evening the President said; “Our longstanding relations with the United Kingdom have evolved considerably over the years.  Our two countries have developed fruitful cooperation at the bilateral, regional and multilateral levels including through the successful biennial United Kingdom – Caribbean Forum and the Commonwealth.” The Guyanese Head of State also thanked the United Kingdom for its support for this country’s development efforts and, “more recently, for its advocacy of good governance and respect for the rule of law.” He said that Guyana also welcomes the United Kingdom’s continued collaboration in addressing global challenges which confront both developed and developing countries. “The United Nations will be adopting and pursuing a new development paradigm in the post-2015 development Agenda and this will provide a sound basis for our future cooperation especially in the area of sustainable development”.

UK High Commissioner Gregory Quinn noted the difference that a few weeks had made in the local political landscape, and reiterated that the recently concluded elections were free and fair. He said that the important thing now is to move forward, “for us all to help develop and grow Guyana in the way its peoples want, and its people desire”.He reiterated that the UK stands ready to help with that process. “We are a friend of Guyana. There are no doubt challenges (and) much work to be done in many areas”. He listed the example of abuse against women which continues to be a concern for him, describing this as unacceptable and disgraceful. He added that it should bring shame on those who perpetrate it and that, “It has no place in a modern democratic Guyana”.