Venezuela says it is ready to “destroy all of Guyana’s lies” at the ICJ

The government of Venezuela He guaranteed this Sunday that his defense team is prepared.”to destroy all the lies” in Guyana before the International Court of Justice (CIJ), which will hold a hearing on Monday on the territorial dispute between the two countries over the Essequiboan area rich in oil.

“We are already prepared, ready to destroy all of Guyana’s lieswhich never had title and will never have over our territory“said the executive vice president, Delcy Rodriguezin a video he shared through X and which was recorded – he noted – in Netherlands.

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He explained that Venezuela will be represented by “your best lawyers“, which will defend the”historical truth” and will ratify that the country does not recognize the jurisdiction of ICJ in this case.

On behalf of Pdte. @Nicolás Maduro and in accordance with the mandate of our people, #03december, we arrived in Holland to deliver the historical truth about Venezuela; their inalienable right to the territory of Guiana Esequiba. Neither Southern Command, nor the CIA, nor Exxon Mobil, nor… pic.twitter.com/NzizvdzhUc

— Delcy Rodríguez (@delcyrodriguezv) April 7, 2024

“We came to deliver the truth about Venezuela, its inalienable right, and to say from here that not even the ExxonMobilhe Southern Command (of the United States), the (U.S. Central Intelligence Agency) INC.nor the puppet government of Guyana They will be able to defeat the people of Venezuela“, sustained.

Rodríguez insisted that Venezuela only recognizes the Geneva Agreementsigned in 1966, as the only legal instrument to resolve this controversy, which establishes that the solution must arise from direct negotiations between the parties.

On Saturday, the opposition leader Maria Corina Machado appealed to the Government of Nicolás Maduro to fight in ICJ by him Essequibothe territory of almost 160 thousand square kilometers that the country disputes with Guyana, which has controlled this area since 1899.

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The territorial dispute crisis reached its peak after Venezuela held a unilateral referendum on December 3, in which it approved the annexation of Essequibo, and the Maduro Government ordered the installation of a military division near the disputed area, among other measures. .

Last March, Maduro assured that Guyana will have to negotiate with his country after the ICJ issues its decision, since – he reiterated – Venezuela does not recognize the jurisdiction of that court.

Source: Elcomercio

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