VENEZUELA GUYANA DISPUTE OVER ESEQUIBA

Venezuela, Guyana dispute over Esequiba region

epa11023708 Major General Alexis Rodriguez Cabello (C), appointed by Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro as the Single Authority of the Guayana Esequiba state, takes part in a meeting of the High Commission for the Defense of Guayana Esequiba, in Caracas, Venezuela, 11 December 2023. Venezuela installed the 'High Commission for the Defense of Guayana Esequiba', which will prepare a proposal that will be presented by President, Nicolas Maduro at his meeting with his Guyanese counterpart, Irfann Ali, with whom he will address on 14 December, in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, the territorial dispute that both countries maintain and that has escalated in recent days. The controversy grew worse after Venezuela approved a unilateral referendum annexing the Essequibo region, so the Maduro Government ordered the settlement of a military division near the disputed area, without incursions for now. EPA/RAYNER PENA R

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