So how does the Government of Guyana justify its Crimea vote? Inevitably the onus of defending the indefensible fell to Minister of Foreign Affairs Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett, who, like Alice, soon found herself trespassing in Wonderland. As we reported last Tuesday, the Minister grounded her defence on the principle of respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity, the peaceful settlement of disputes, the non-intervention in the domestic affairs of states, and Guyana’s obligation to insist on respect by all states for the principles of the UN Charter and international law, among other things. If all this left the local pundits gasping for breath, then the foreign ones must have been staring at their computer screens in disbelief. Now in fairness to Ms Rodrigues-Birkett, foreign policy has been conducted, as far as can be divined, from OP, rather than Takuba Lodge, but even by the none too demanding standards of both those entities, this statement was extraordinary. There is Russia, who by its actions has breached every one of the principles the Minister cited, being defended by her as upholding those same principles. What is going on in Vlissengen Road and South Road? Who is doing the thinking?
Posted on: Sun, 06 Apr 2014 15:10:01 +0000
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