President David Granger has cancelled plans to attend the Caribbean Community’s (CARICOM) Inter-sessional meeting in Haiti.
In a statement Saturday, the Ministry of the Presidency said “The Guyanese head of state regrets his absence at the meeting but has opted to remain in Guyana to focus on domestic issues at this time.”
However, Guyana will still be represented at the 29th Inter-seasonal meeting of CARICOM heads of Government that begins in Haiti on Monday.
A three-member delegation will be led by Foreign Affairs MInister Carl Greenidge.
Granger’s decision not to attend the summit comes at a time when he is busy visiting communities near the border with Venezuela.
The Guyana Defence Force has also deployed additional troops to a number of border communities to pay attention to internal and external domestic threats.
Venezuela has virtually rejected the United Nations Secretary General’s referral of the border controversy with Guyana to the International Court of Justice.
