GUYANA will participate in the 8th Summit of the Americas of the Organisation of American States (OAS) to be held on April 13 and 14 in Lima, Peru, Minister of State Joseph Harmon has announced.

The summit, themed “Democratic Governance against Corruption”, will be aimed at coordinating concrete action among member states in the fight against corruption that hinders sustainable development and which is a trans-national threat across the western hemisphere.

Harmon said Guyana’s participation will reiterate the government’s continued commitment to fight corruption at the national and regional levels.

Guyana’s delegation will include Minister of Foreign Affairs Carl Greenidge, Ambassador Dr Riyad Insanally, Guyana’s Ambassador to the OAS and Guyana’s Ambassador to CARICOM Charlene Phoenix.