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“This important and timely discussion” – Congressman Jeffries
Democratic Leader and Congressman Hakeem Jeffries has released details of a high-level meeting on Capitol Hill, Washington, DC with Guyana’s Parliamentary Opposition. The post on the Congressman’s Facebook page came hours after Guyana’s Vice-President in a press conference told the nation the meeting never took place.
According to Jeffries, “Last week, I hosted a meeting with Aubrey Norton, M.P. the Opposition Leader and members of the parliamentary opposition of the Republic of Guyana. Several leading congressional Democrats with expertise in foreign affairs, finance, security and other critical issues to the Western Hemisphere and the Caribbean-American community in Brooklyn and across the United States joined us for this important and timely discussion.”
The statement said, “In the meeting, we discussed a vision for a Guyanese economy and a society that is inclusive, developed and equitable for everyone, including the Afro-Guyanese community. The members of the opposition underscored the importance of lifting people out of poverty by ensuring economic growth, promoting infrastructure development and strengthening democratic institutions. The opposition leader also expressed concern with racial inequalities that he felt needed to be addressed and the importance of equal protection under the law for all Guyanese.”
The Ali/Jagdeo regime has come under intense criticism recently for allegations of racism, victimization, and marginalization of Afro-Guyanese. In his press conference, VP Jagdeo said, “I saw the pictures of them walking through like tourists through Capitol Hill. Now, Capitol Hill, anybody can go there. You can go, you can go there, you buy a ticket and you go in. You can walk through those halls. They allow tours, conducted tours. And that’s what they did. Like they had some, a lot of conducted tours on the corridors. They were taking, snapping pictures.”
In his statement, Congressman Jeffries said, “We will continue to engage with our Guyanese counterparts and other regional neighbors and encourage the government and the opposition to work together to ensure that all Guyanese citizens, regardless of race or ethnicity, benefit from the growth underway in the South American nation.”
