The Foreign Secretary of Great Britain, David Camerondescribed this Thursday as “retrograde” and “incorrect” the Venezuela’s territorial claim to the Essequibo regionunder the sovereignty of the former British colony of Guyana.
“These boundaries were established in 1899. “I see no reason for a unilateral action by Venezuela that should quickly be seen as wrong,” he said at a joint press conference with his American counterpart. Anthony Blinkenwith whom he spoke about this dispute.
The British diplomat claimed that with the help of actors in the region “they will try to ensure that this very retrograde step taken (by Venezuela) don’t go any further”.
Washington has been very vocal about its “unconditional support” for Guyana, despite Venezuela’s claims and in fact this Thursday it conducted military air maneuvers in Guyana.
Cameron said he was “delighted by the announcements made today by the United States in this regard.”
The former British Prime Minister also announced between 2010 and 2016 that he would be making phone calls to Guyana’s President Irfaan Ali and other actors in the region. to tackle this new crisis.
Venezuela held a consultative referendum last Sunday promoted by the government of Venezuela Nicholas Maduro and which received overwhelming support from voters on the status of the Essequibo region, 160,000 square kilometers of resource-rich jungle.
Disputes over border boundaries began with the Paris Arbitration Award of October 3, 1899, which gave sovereignty over the territory to what was then British Guiana. The resolution has been denounced by Venezuela at the UN since 1962.
Venezuela’s Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino on Thursday described the announcement of an air exercise by the United States Southern Command in Guyana as an “unfortunate provocation”.
Washington has interests in the region since the American multinational ExxonMobil exploits oil production on the edge of Essequibo, particularly in the Stabroek block, which is estimated to contain around 11 billion barrels of oil. (JO)
Source: Eluniverso
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