The Commonwealth Ministerial Group on Guyana (CMGG) met on Tuesday, 3 September 2024, to discuss recent developments in the border controversy between Guyana and Venezuela.
The CMGG outcome statement included:
"The Group commended the Good Offices of the Secretary-General to engage partners to support peace and stability in the Caribbean region and encouraged the Secretary-General to continue to use her Good Offices to support Guyana in upholding its territorial sovereignty and integrity."
The CMGG was established at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Durban in 1999 to monitor further developments in efforts to settle disputed territory in the Essequibo region. The current ministerial group includes Antigua and Barbuda, Bangladesh, Canada, Guyana, Jamaica, South Africa and the United Kingdom.
