THE British High Commission here yesterday released the following statement after the letters issued on the subject by Dr. Roger Luncheon, Head of the Presidential Secretariat:

“We have seen via the media a letter allegedly written by Dr. Roger Luncheon to President Jagdeo, dated 6 May 2009, asking that he be relieved of his responsibilities in negotiating security sector reform with the British Government

This is a Government of Guyana matter, and it is not for us to comment.

We remain committed to Guyana’s national ownership of the Security Sector Reform programme and to build the capacity of national institutions to implement it.

We remain open and ready to discuss any issue in relation to the programme.”