Guyana supports “strong, direct” actions to combat transnational crime, narco-terrorism in region – Pres. Ali after signing pact with US

President Dr Irfaan Ali has declared Guyana’s unequivocal support for the strong actions and direct approach being taken by the United States to crack down on drug cartels and transnational crimes that have plagued the region for decades.

The Guyanese Leader made these remarks during an interview with Fox News’ Aishah Hasnie on the sidelines of the Shield of the Americas Summit hosted by President Donald Trump in Florida today.

President Ali said he totally agrees with President Trump’s efforts to dismantle drug cartels and foreign terrorist organisations operating in the Western Hemisphere.

According to the Guyanese Head of State, “The region itself has made many public comments in relation to drug cartels operating, using our airspace, using our Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), and this is not something that was there yesterday. We’ve always complained about this, and President Trump has taken a direct approach on this issue.”

President Ali went on to lament how these networks have hampered development within the region, exposing countries and their borders to transnational criminals and criminal networks, and giving the region a “bad name” when it comes to drug trafficking.

Guyana was among 13 countries from the LAC region that attended the Shield of the Americas Summit. They joined President Trump to sign a proclamation in Miami, Florida, committing to the dismantling of cartels and foreign terrorist organisations operating in the Western Hemisphere.

See below for the full details of the proclamation: 

NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim as follows:

(1)  Criminal cartels and foreign terrorist organizations in the Western Hemisphere should be demolished to the fullest extent possible consistent with applicable law.

(2)  The United States and its allies should coordinate to deprive these organizations of any control of territory and access to financing or resources necessary to conduct their campaigns of violence.

(3)  The United States will train and mobilize partner nation militaries to achieve the most effective fighting force necessary to dismantle cartels and their ability to export violence and pursue influence through organized intimidation.

(4)  The United States and its allies should keep external threats at bay, including malign foreign influences from outside the Western Hemisphere.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this seventh day of March, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-six, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and fiftieth.

DONALD J. TRUMP