Canada on Wednesday said it would join its partners in the international community in calling for Guyana to ensure the results of the disputed March 2 regional and general elections are released immediately.
In a statement, the Justin Trudeau government said Canada strongly regrets the extended delay in declaring the election results.
It follows an announcement by the United States that it would impose visa restrictions on persons undermining democracy in Guyana and growing speculation that the United Kingdom may soon announce measures of its own.
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the David Granger government must respect the results of democratic elections and step aside.
In its statement, Canada said it supports the calls by the Organization of American States, CARICOM, the Commonwealth, the Caribbean Court of Justice and civil society organizations to announce the results based on the national recount, as validated by the CARICOM observer mission.
Guyana responds to visa restrictions
Meanwhile, the Guyana government on Wednesday said it regretted the decision by the United States to impose visa restrictions on some persons in the country.
In a brief statement, the Granger government said the matter affecting the outcome of Guyana's elections is still in court and no declaration has been made.
Earlier, Chief Justice Roxane George-Wiltshire said she will begin hearing arguments on Friday in the case filed by a private citizen seeking to prevent the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) from receiving a report from the Chief Elections Officer, regarding the results of the elections.
The citizen, through her attorneys, wants the Court to prevent GECOM from using the recounted, valid and certified results and instead compel the seven-member body to use the 10 district declarations.
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