FOREIGN Affairs Minister, Dr. Karen Cummings on Thursday held talks with the ambassadors of the ABCE countries, during which they discussed the ongoing recount and other issues.

The High Commissioner of Canada to the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, Her Excellency, Lilian Chatterjee; High Commissioner of the United Kingdom, His Excellency Greg Quinn; Ambassador of the United States, Her Excellency Sarah-Ann Lynch; and Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the European Union (EU), His Excellency Fernando Ponz Cantó all met with Minister Cummings.

Dr. Cummings conveyed to the diplomats that the Government of Guyana values their participation, which, as international observers, could provide an effective means of verifying 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 at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre. Today is Day Three of the expected 25-day process.