Diplomats meet Guyana Foreign Minister on recount process

High Commissioner of Canada, Lilian Chatterjee; High Commissioner of the United Kingdom, Greg Quinn; Ambassador of the United States, Sarah-Ann Lynch; and Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the European Union (EU), Fernando Ponz Cantó, earlier today met Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr. Karen Cummings, to discuss developments related to the recount of ballots following the March 2 general elections.

Cummings conveyed that the Government of Guyana valued their participation, which, as international observers, could provide an effective means to verify the genuineness and transparency of the electoral process.

Further, she noted that: “Undoubtedly, we are all pleased that this process is now on its way and will expeditiously and in a transparent manner produce credible and final results of our elections.”

Meanwhile, the Heads of the Foreign Missions agreed that the ongoing recount process was extremely important.

The recount of the ballots is now underway in Georgetown.