Maduro orders “defensive action” in the Atlantic before a British ship arrives in Guyana

The president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduroordered this Thursday a defensive action in the Atlantic Ocean in response to the arrival of a British warship off the coast of Guyanawhich once again triggered tensions between South American countries that maintain territorial disputes.

“I ordered the activation of a joint action of the entire Bolivarian National Armed Force (FANB) in the eastern Caribbean of Venezuela, on the Atlantic façade, a joint action of a defensive nature in response to the United Kingdom’s provocation and threat against the peace and sovereignty of the our country,” said the president.

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The announcement was made before the military leadership, during a meeting necessarily broadcast on radio and television, in which he communicated with a group of military personnel who carried out “the first phase” of this operation, which consisted of deployment on lands and waters in the state of Sucre ( North East).

Maduro did not give details on the scope and duration of this operation, but insisted that the arrival of the British HMS Trent is an “unacceptable threat” that is a “rupture” of the agreements he signed with his Guyanese counterpart, Irfaan Ali, on the 14th of December, when they promised not to threaten each other and to avoid incidents related to the dispute.

“Venezuela cannot stand idly by in the face of a threat, we are responding in a proportional manner”, he assured, after reiterating that he is committed to diplomacy and peace.

The Chavista leader criticized that Guyana had ignored Venezuela’s requests not to accept the arrival of the British ship on its shores.

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Minutes earlier, the Venezuelan Government had condemned this fact in a statement, in which it asked Guyana “to take immediate measures to remove the ship and refrain from continuing to involve military powers in the controversy”.

The dispute worsened after Venezuela approved on December 3, in a unilateral referendum, the annexation of the disputed area, an area of ​​almost 160 thousand square kilometers that is under the control of Guyana and whose controversy is in the hands of the International Court of Justice. Justice. Justice.

Source: Elcomercio

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