§ Mr. RosindellTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if his Department has met with political party leaders in Guyana recently to discuss the political situation there. [75108]
§ Mike O'BrienThe Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) regularly engages with Guynanese politicians about the political situation in Guyana. My right hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary met President Jagdeo and the leader of the oppostition, Desmond Hoyte, in Guyana in April this year to discuss the political situation. My noble Friend Baroness Amos met President Jagdeo in April and May, and, again, most recently during his visit to London in September. We keep in close contact with Guyanese politicians through our High Commissioner in Georgetown.