The territorial dispute continues between Guyana and Venezuela after Nicholas Maduro held a referendum in which, according to official data, more than 90% of voters supported the Caribbean country’s annexation of the territory of the Essequibo.
Considering this the President of Guyana, Irfaan Ali, He described his Venezuelan counterpart’s actions as threats to the region and also sent a tough message to the president. Gustavo Petro.
“I would like to say to President Petro that he should be on the right side of history and respect the sovereignty and territory of the world Guyana. It must stand up for the international order and adhere to the guidelines of the International Court of Justice, stand firm for what is right, stand on the side of GuyaneseOh, his defense,” Ali said in an interview with Semana.
And he insisted that Colombia needed to send a strong message Venezuela not allowed Ripe annex that region to your country. “Send a very strong and powerful signal to Venezuela Colombia will not allow Maduro to annex any region or territory to his country and that Colombia will not allow this region to be destabilized. He has a very important responsibility as part of this region,” he stressed.
The area in question, where to go Ripe dubbed “Venezuelan State of Guayana Esequiba,” also plans to “immediately” issue permits for oil exploitation, an activity that Guyana is already developing.
For the chairman of Guyana, “This overt challenge threatens the stability of the region, it is a direct threat to Guyana and the companies that operate here.”
The president added: “In the referendum There are issues aimed at annexing Essequibo, which comes from Guyana, into Venezuela and establishing administrative control over the area. “The International Court of Justice has ordered that the status quo should continue, i.e. that Essequibo is part of the territory of Guyana and that Guyana administers it.”
Source: El heraldo
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