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MINISTER in the Office of the Prime Minister Barry Padarath holding firm on comments he made regarding Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar's position on allegations from the Venezuelan government about a group of terrorists entering its territory via Trinidad and Tobago.

He took the position in response to comments made by Prof Andy Knight that his comments were not helpful.

Knight is a distinguished professor of international relations, University of Alberta, Edmonton Canada and a former director of the Institute of International Relations at the University of the West Indies.