–Prime Minister Gonsalves says

URGING patience ahead of the talks between President Dr. Irfaan Ali and Venezuela’s President, Nicolas Maduro, St. Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister, Ralph Gonsalves has said that the discussion is being mediated by a “trusted” umpire in the region.

In attendance will be a representative from Brazil, Heads of State of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM); a United Nations Under-Secretary General, and members of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC).
Dr. Ali is heading into the meeting with the firm position that the border controversy between Guyana and Venezuela is not up for discussion, as the matter is before the International Court of Justice (ICJ).