GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Chronicle – THE United States is calling on Caribbean countries to advise Cuba to address issues of democracy and human rights, but Guyana has opted to not get involved in the internal affairs of that country. Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ms. Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett told a press conference on Friday that there is an understanding in the diplomatic world that they will have to agree to disagree on certain issues. “Cuba has been a very good friend to us and the United States has been a very good friend to us. I don’t know that there is a one-size fit all where democracy is concerned. I see that many of the countries have partners with other countries that don’t have our brand of democracy as well,” she stated. The minister added that there are many other issues in the area of human rights which Guyana would like to discuss. She said: “For instance, we would like to discuss human rights with deportees and some of our people coming back here and some of the things we would like to see included there.”
