Mr. Hoyte, leader of the People's National Congress Reform (PNC/R), reiterated at his party's regular weekly press conference that the talks will not resume unless the Government implements all the agreements made by him and Mr. Jagdeo.

"I don't know that they've implemented any one of them", he argued.

The Government, over the past few days carried full-page advertisements in newspapers detailing progress made in every area of agreement between Hoyte and the President, saying it is committed to the dialogue process.

Reading from a prepared statement, PNC/R Central Executive member, Mr. Deryck Bernard said it is "appropriate that the originators of that advertisement have chosen to remain anonymous".

However, Information Liaison Officer to the President, Mr. Robert Persaud confirmed that the advertisement was placed by the Government and asked, "Who else would say that Government is committed to the dialogue?"

The advertisement had pointed out that an overwhelming majority of Guyanese support the talks, with many of them seeing the process as an opportunity that will lead to a better life in their country.

"The dialogue process has resolved a lot of issues. There has been significant forward movement on many of the agenda items and supplementary matters", it stated.

Hoyte called the advertisement "propaganda" and "a catalogue of half truths, distortions and ...lies".

"How they feel that that is going to help? How do they feel that is going to persuade me or my colleagues to restart the dialogue?", he said at PNC/R headquarters in Sophia, Georgetown.

Hoyte shrugged at calls by major western countries for a restart of the dialogue, criticising them for not speaking out against other issues such as the workings of the Anti-Crime Unit or the "Black Clothes Police" and reform of the Guyana Police force.

However, in a joint statement issued two Sundays ago, the United States, United Kingdom and Canadian diplomatic missions here, while expressing concern about recent events in Guyana, did call on the Government to safeguard the human rights of its citizens, including the right to assembly and to implement all international obligations and commitments.

U.S. Ambassador, Mr. Ronald Godard on July 4 said that an early resumption of the talks can lead Guyana's "troubled" and frightened society back to a sense of security.

"All these people are suddenly jumping out...and saying 'dialogue, dialogue, dialogue'. The dialogue is not going to solve issues", Hoyte said, however adding that the dialogue would not be unhelpful.

He charged that the Government is "corrupt, vicious, discriminatory" and "guilty of bad governance" and said that it has to get down to the root causes of the grievances of sections of the society.

Bernard said that the PNC/R takes seriously the concern expressed by a large cross section of the society for a resumption of the dialogue process.

"For as long as there is no progress on the liberalisation of the state media, the resuscitation of the bauxite industry, the depoliticisation of the distribution of land and house lots and other outstanding matters, further dialogue will be useless", he stated on the PNC/R's behalf.

President Jagdeo and Hoyte met on April 25 last year and issued a joint statement in which they announced that joint committees will be established for local government reform, border and national security issues, distribution of land and house lots, the resuscitation of the bauxite industry, depressed communities needs and radio monopoly and non-partisan boards of directors.