Gya: Air war with Suriname imminent?

THE Guyana Government, through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, yesterday dismissed as untrue, a report in the Surinamese media alleging that a Guyana Defence Force (GDF) aircraft over-flew and violated the airspace of that neighbouring country.

The Foreign Ministry, in a statement that strongly questioned the accuracy of the report in the Surinamese media, said: “The Government of Guyana wishes to state categorically that there was no such intrusion and that the helicopter in question was on a mission to Orealla and Siparuta, two Amerindian communities in Guyana’s territory.”

“The Government of Guyana is concerned that this false report might have been intended to harm relations between Guyana and Suriname at a time when both countries are committed to the process of maritime delimitation under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea,” the statement from the ministry added.