| Leader of the Opposition, Brig David Granger, has said that the Government of Guyana should have been more forceful in its response to the recent invasion of the country by Venezuelan soldiers.Leader of the Opposition, David Granger“We have not heard or learnt from the government that there is going to be a forceful response,” Granger said. This stance, he noted, has served to portray that this administration has “other interests”,Authentic Adidas Hockey Jerseys China, of which he declined to state the specifics.“Obviously they are more interests… I don’t want to call it… They might have other interests.”The entry of the foreigners into Guyana via the Eteringbang border base had occurred on the same day that their President Nicolas Maduro was visiting Guyana on state business, on August 31.According to the country’s El Universal online newspaper,Cheap Jerseys, the contingent of 45 Venezuelans, including armed soldiers and research students “were on a mission to carry out a civil exercise of sovereignty.”However, the visit had shortly after been deemed an act of provocation by certain fringe groups in the foreign country to embarrass their President.“It is clear that it (the mission) was undertaken by persons who did it with the aim of “insulting the President of Venezuela,NFL Jerseys China,” the Opposition Leader said.Former Police Commissioner and Shadow Home Affairs Minister, Winston Felix,Cheap NFL Jerseys China, further identified that the “armed visit” by the foreign army was a breach of sovereignty towards Guyana.“With the military, it is not unusual for them to cross border relations,Wholesale Nike NFL Jerseys, but they are not allowed to cross with firearms. You would have to leave your firearm at one end and report to your counterparts at the other side of the border,” Felix explained.Granger, in concord with Felix, explained that “the act of sovereignty is meant to create an international incident and demonstrate the attitude of certain people in Venezuela to the Guyana Government and also to the Maduro administration.”Although it was affirmed that the Venezuelan delegation had offered “an apology” for the breach in the agreement under which they were allowed to enter the country,Wholesale NFL Jerseys, the Opposition leader is calling for a more authoritative approach to dealing with the matter so as to ensure that it is not repeated.He reminded that it is not the first time that the Venezuelans have “attempted” to invade the country. However, contrary to action taken on this occasion, the previous administrations had “drawn the line to ensure that there is not recurrence.” |
