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 …
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Leaders hold tense talks after Venezuela organised referendum to claim oil-rich territory that makes up two-thirds of Guyana. Venezuela and Guyana have agreed not to resort to force to settle a territorial dispute over the oil-rich Essequibo region after a tense meeting between the two countries’ leaders in the Caribbean. Guyanese President Irfaan Ali and Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro agreed …
GEORGETOWN, Guyana — The government of Guyana, under pressure from neighboring Brazil and a Caribbean trading bloc, agreed Sunday to join bilateral talks with Venezuela over an escalating territorial dispute. Even as troops mass on both sides of the shared Venezuela-Guyana border, Guyana President Irfaan Ali said Sunday that his country will meet on the Eastern Caribbean island nation of …
Conflict over oil-rich territory escalates as Venezuela prepares to declare it a province and orders exploration effort. Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro on Tuesday called for a bill to create a “Guyana Esequiba” province and ordered Venezuelan companies to prepare to enter the territory to explore for fossil fuels and minerals “immediately”. However, Maduro proposed at Tuesday’s government meeting that a …
In the referendum Venezuelan voters were asked whether they support establishing a state in Essequibo. The referendum result, announced on Monday, came after the International Court of Justice warned Caracas against “annexation” of the territory called Essequibo, which has long been ruled by Guyana. Guyana President Mohamed Irfaan Ali said his government is working continuously to ensure the country’s borders …
CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuelans on Sunday approved a referendum called by the government of President Nicolás Maduro to claim sovereignty over an oil- and mineral-rich area of neighboring Guyana it argues was stolen when the border was drawn more than a century ago. He claimed the referendum had “very important level of participation.” Yet long lines typical of electoral events …