President Maduro on the meeting with his Guyanese counterpart: It was worth defending the truth about Venezuela

The President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, after his meeting with his counterpart from Guyana, Mohamed Irfaan Ali, to directly address the territorial controversy over the Essequibo, thanked the Guyanese president for his receptivity and his willingness to move forward in several sectors.

The head of state arrived in the country from Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, where both parties agreed to hold talks to resolve the dispute.

He asserted that “it was a fruitful, intense and at times tense day, but where it was possible to speak with the truth”.

“I thank President Mohamed Irfaan Ali for his candor on all the issues that we were able to address directly, face to face, in front of a group of leaders from the Latin American and Caribbean region,” the president stressed.