Maduro orders “defensive action” upon the arrival of a British ship to Guyana

The president of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduroordered this Thursday a defensive action in the Atlantic Ocean in response to the arrival of a british warship to the shores of Guyanawhich has once again triggered tension between South American countries that maintain a territorial dispute.

The government of Venezuela condemned this Thursday the arrival of a British warship in Guyana, an act that he sees as a “hostile provocation and one “direct threat to peace”, in the midst of the territorial dispute between both South American countries, recently committed to reducing tensions.

In a statement, the Executive of Nicolás Maduro has categorically rejected the arrival of the ship HMS Trent to the coasts of Guyana, something that had already been announced last Thursday by the British BBC network.

In Venezuela’s opinion, the presence of the military ship is “extremely serious”, since it is accompanied by statements from the United Kingdom, which they see as a “spoiler” of the disputed territory, since Guyana was a British colony until 1966.

“These statements have been equally synchronized with actions by the United States Southern Command, which clearly becomes a direct threat to the peace and stability of the region,” dwrite the writing.

Venezuela also considers that this act is a violation of the agreements signed on December 14 between Maduro and his Guyanese counterpart, Irfaan Ali, in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, where they committed not to threaten each other and to avoid incidents that would trigger tension over this litigation.

For this reason, Venezuela, which “all shares are reserved” for ““defend the maritime and territorial integrity of the homeland.”has asked Guyana “take immediate action to remove the ship HMS Trent and refrain from further involving military powers in the controversy.”

In addition, it has warned the Caribbean Community (Caricom) and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (Celac), which facilitated the San Vicentina meeting, that these actions “they are contrary to the spirit of peace and understanding” agreed.

The controversy escalated after Venezuela approved on December 3, in a unilateral referendum, to annex the area under dispute, an area of ​​almost 160,000 square kilometers that is under the control of Guyana and whose controversy is in the hands of the International Court of Justice.