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Response to Venezuela’s Propaganda claiming Guyana’s misinterpretation of the 1966 Geneva Agreement

The Honourable Hugh Hilton Todd, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation today delivered opening remarks at the Retreat of the A3+ (Algeria, Sierra Leone, Somalia and Guyana) members of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC).

The Retreat is hosted by the Government of Guyana in Georgetown and will be held over the period February 26 to 28, 2025.

The A3 Mechanism emerged as a coordination mechanism during the 1st High-Level Seminar on Peace and Security in Africa (Oran Seminar) held in Algeria in 2013.

The Honourable Hugh Hilton Todd, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation this morning urgently summoned His Excellency Carlos Perez, Ambassador of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to Guyana to condemn and demand redress for yesterday’s armed attack on a Guyana Defense Force (GDF) supply vessel navigating in Guyanese waters between Eteringbang and Makapa.