Guyana warns that it “will not tolerate” Venezuela’s annexation of Essequibo

The government of Guyana warned that “will not tolerate the annexation or occupation of any part of its sovereign territory“, after the Venezuelan president, Nicolás Maduropromulgate the ‘Organic Defense Law of Guyana Esequiba’.

According to the statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs released this Thursday, Guyana places “upon prior notice”of his determination to the governments of Venezuela and the countries of Caribbean Community (Caricom), of which Georgetown is part.

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It also notifies the governments of Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (Celac) and the secretaries-general of the United Nations, António Guterresand the Organization of American States (OAS), Luis Almagro.

“Guyana has always respected the principles of United Nations Charterthe rule of law and the peaceful resolution of disputes“, the note highlighted.

For Georgetown, this attempt to Caracas annexing more than two-thirds of Guyana’s territory and making it part of Venezuela is “a flagrant violation of the most fundamental principles of international law enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations”.

O ‘Organic Defense Law of Guyana Esequiba‘ was approved in March by Parliament and promulgated yesterday, with the intention of providing a legal framework for Caracas’ plans to annex the disputed area.

Foreign Affairs also pointed out that the law contradicts the agreement that Maduro and the president of Guyana Irfaan Alithey agreed on December 14 to Saint Vincent and the Grenadinesthat they would not threaten or use force in bilateral conflicts, such as the current one over the sovereignty of the Essequibo.

The official note also indicated that they did not go unnoticed “offensive and unworthy statements”of Maduro over Ali and that the aforementioned December agreement be seen“once again seriously threatened by the words and actions”from the Venezuelan president.

Maduro assured yesterday that U.S maintains secret military bases in Essequibo, del Southern Command It’s from INC.for “prepare attacks”.

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He also said that his Guyanese counterpart does not govern his country, which is, as he denounced, governed by the US military and the US oil company. ExxonMobilthat explores riches in the area in question, with authorization from Georgetown.

Venezuela defends the 1966 Agreement as a legal instrument to resolve the dispute over Essequibo, a 160,000 square kilometer jungle region administered by Guyana, rich in oil, gold and diamonds, among other minerals and precious stones.

However, Guyana is based on the 1899 arbitration award and undertakes to resolve the territorial conflict through the process opened in the International Court of Justice (ICJ).

Source: Elcomercio

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