The Chef de Cabinet, Susana Malcorra, headed a United Nations mission to Georgetown, Guyana, on 12 October and to Caracas, Venezuela, on 13-14 October.  During the visit, the UN delegation met with President David Granger of Guyana and President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela, as well as with the Foreign Ministers and other Government officials of both countries, with the objective of continuing discussions on the way forward in the Guyana-Venezuela border controversy. The visit was part of the next steps agreed during the trilateral meeting held among the Secretary-General, President Granger and President Maduro on 27 September, on the margins of the 70th General Assembly.

The Chef de Cabinet welcomes the return to fully-fledged diplomatic relations agreed during the trilateral meeting among President Granger, President Maduro and the Secretary-General. The Chef de Cabinet is pleased at the progress toward a way forward in the controversy that is mutually beneficial.