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There is no dispute between Trinidad and Tobago and Venezuela. It’s simply a problem that was badly articulated on both sides.

So said Dr Anthony Gon­zales, former honorary senior fellow of the Institute of International Relations at The University of the West Indies (The UWI) while speaking on TV6’s Morning Edi­tion programme yesterday.

His view comes following diplomatic dis­cus­sions between Minister of Foreign and Cari­com Affairs Sean Sobers and Venezuelan Ambassador to Trini­dad and Tobago Alva­ro Sanchez Cordero on Monday—a meeting Gonzales said should have been the initial response instead of the heated exchange of words by the heads of government in both countries.