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Jun 19, 2009 News
The meeting between the British and Guyana Governments to resolve the issues surrounding the Security Sector Reform Action Plan is expected to take place in July.
Head of the Presidential Secretariat, Dr. Roger Luncheon, on Wednesday, said that he was advised that the British had stated that July would be a suitable time for the meeting.
Dr. Luncheon had stated at a previous press conference, that the fall out between the two governments occurred after the British had unilaterally decided in their submission that the SSRP will be implemented ‘their way.’
He had said that fundamentally, the issue regarding the SSRP is the fact that the British wanted to ‘externally’ manage the project.
The British suggestion for the implementation of the project ‘offends’, Dr. Luncheon said.
Dr. Luncheon said that equal to the British commitment to move forward the government is also looking forward to the process.
The British proposal, Dr. Luncheon had said, totally disregarded Guyana’s sovereignty.
He had previously told the media that the British proposal abandons the agreements that were negotiated, specifically on Guyana’s ownership.
According to Dr. Luncheon, the documents neglect to be in concurrence to what they had agreed upon during the negotiations.
The British, he had said, seems to be suggesting that there are capacity constraints in the process of implementation.
In May, the government withdrew from further participation in the SSRP being funded by the United Kingdom Government.
A British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) report stated that Guyana could lose £3M sterling (US$4.7 M).
The warning came amidst the disagreement between the two countries on how to properly manage the funds that have been set-aside for the SSRP.
The SSRP, whose Interim Memorandum of Understanding was signed in August 2007, is aimed at improving police operations in crime hot spots, forensics, crime-intelligence and traffic policing.
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