PRESIDENT Donald Ramotar will today inform the nation on the way forward after the “disappointing” response to his invitation for talks following the November 10 prorogation of Parliament.

His invitation was made via a November 18 letter to Leader of A Partnership for National Unity (APNU), Brigadier (rtd) David Granger.
The President has always maintained that the need for dialogue was uppermost in his mind when he made his decision. Paving the way for greater dialogue among political parties, he contends, would have kept the 10th Parliament alive to address critically important issues currently before the National Assembly.
On Tuesday the main Opposition leader acknowledged Mr. Ramotar’s letter and was emphatic in his assertion that there will be “no talks” with the current administration, unless the prorogation of Parliament is lifted.
According to the Granger camp, via a brief missive sent the media yesterday and titled, “Leader of the Opposition responds to the President,” “Brigadier David Granger, Leader of the Opposition, has responded to the letter from President Donald Ramotar, dated 18th November 2014 and entitled ‘Inter-Prorogation Dialogue.’
“The Opposition Leader iterated that APNU would be unprepared to participate in such a proposed dialogue for as long as the Parliament of Guyana remained prorogued.”
Mr. Ramotar subsequently responded to Granger, communicating in a letter his disappointment over the position taken by APNU.
Additionally, both APNU and the Alliance For Change (AFC), at the time of the prorogation, made it clear that they will not engage the President in talks unless the prorogation is lifted and parliamentary work resumes.