GEORGETOWN, Guyana — Guyana’s government said Saturday that it has satellite imagery evidence from friendly western allies showing Venezuelan military movements near the South American country’s eastern border with Guyana. Todd said he had raised the issue with Venezuelan Foreign Minister Yvan Gil at a joint commission meeting in Brazil last month noting that “there is some amount of inconsistencies …
A British warship arrives for defence exercises with Guyana as Venezuela launches war games near contested region. Brazil has called for “restraint” as tensions flared in a territorial dispute between Venezuela and Guyana, with Caracas launching a major military exercise near the contested, oil-rich Essequibo region. “The Brazilian government believes military demonstrations of support to either party should be avoided …
CARACAS, Venezuela — A century-old territorial dispute deepened by the discovery of oil is boiling over between neighbors Guyana and Venezuela. Venezuelan lawmaker Diosdado Cabello holds the new map of Venezuela with the Essequibo territory, a large swath of land that is administered and controlled by Guyana but claimed by Venezuela, during a session at the National Assembly in Caracas, …
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