WILLEMSTAD - "I never said to throw COHO (Caribbean Organ for Reform and Development) off the table, I just said we need to renegotiate it," Prime Minister Gilmar Pisas indicated, stressing that if anyone can prove that he said that COHO is off the table, he will resign.
According to the Prime Minister, there are a lot of changes in COHO 2.0, about which he is not allowed to go into details now. Specifically, he is not allowed to report what the exact differences are between COHO 1.0 and COHO 2.0.
COHO 1.0 was reviewed by the Council of State and their recommendations were included. The changes made are mainly at the government level. The changes will be announced publicly, but not yet. As soon as the report becomes public, it will be possible to look at how COHO 1.0 was and how COHO 2.0 has become.
During the election campaign last March, MFK campaigned a lot about changing COHO. At the same time, many people are not exactly satisfied with the current COHO 2.0. There have been many reactions of disappointments.
The Prime Minister wants to emphasize that he has not cheated or lied to his followers and those who voted for them. This is because he had said beforehand that they would renegotiate COHO. “If you have people in your party who have different thoughts, where the alternatives are possible but take a lot more time, and if you have members who express these thoughts, then it is common for the political leader and the board to set the course."
And 'the direction they have chosen is renegotiation' emphasizes Pisas. And 'if someone can come and prove that he has said that COHO should be removed from the table, he will resign as minister without a fight', Pisas explains.
He emphasizes that all issues are on the table and will be resolved, including COHO. It is currently on the table in the Netherlands.