playing nice is not an option in face of ‘gross interference’
EDUCATION Minister Priya Manickchand yesterday, in the National Assembly, defended the stance she took against former United States Ambassador Brent Hardt for his “frequent” and “repeated” utterances that went against diplomatic protocol.
And she made it clear that leaders of Guyana have a duty to defend Guyana’s sovereignty, and do not enjoy the luxury of saying yes to the dangerous interference simply to avoid trouble or to please someone, including another country.
“A ‘No’ uttered from the deepest conviction is better than a ‘Yes’, merely uttered to please; or worse, to avoid trouble,” Manickchand said, in reference to a quotation made popular by Mahatma Gandhi.
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