Venezuela rejects “undue comments” from Guyana on the law creating a region in Essequibo

The government of Venezuela This Saturday he rejected the “inappropriate comments” of Guyana about the law approved Thursday by the National Assembly (AN, Parliament), controlled by Chavismo, which creates a region in Essequibothe territory of around 160 thousand square kilometers that the two countries dispute.

“Venezuela reminds you Guyana that, under no circumstances, is it obliged to provide explanations about the legislative processes of its institutions“, said the Executive in a statement.

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This Friday, Guyana’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs described “flagrant violation of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Guyana” the approval of the ‘Organic Law for the Defense of Guyana Essequiba‘, which creates a state of the same name that is added to the Venezuelan map.

In this regard, Guyana He called on the international community to “defend the rule of law by rejecting Venezuela’s illegal expansionism.”

In the opinion of VenezuelaGuyana’s statement represents an “obvious act of interference in matters that concern only Venezuelans.”

Likewise, the Administration of Nicolás Maduro assured that already “informed the international community that the aforementioned legal instrument aims to defend and preserve the sovereign and unquestionable rights of Venezuela in the territory.”

He Venezuelan government ratified its commitment to the dialogue process, of which -he indicated- “Guyana “It appears to have gone astray by continuing to generate anxiety in the region.”

According to Venezuela, Guyana forging “alliances with military and intelligence entities, such as Southern Command and the Central Agency of American Intelligence (CIA), for the benefit of the transnational economy ExxonMobilcontinuing the illegal and provocative practice of granting oil concessions in waters yet to be delimited.”

The territorial controversy increased after Venezuela approved, on December 3, a unilateral referendum -which was intended to be binding- annex the disputed area.

Given this, the Maduro Government ordered the installation of a military division close to the disputed area, without incursions at the moment, as well as the modification of the official map, to which the Guyana Essequiba.

On the other hand, the Venezuelan Executive denounced on Thursday a “escalation of provocations”due to the visit of the director of the US CIA, William Burnsfor Guyana.

Source: Elcomercio

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