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Venezuela president takes Guyana border dispute to UN chief

Agence France Presse, Jul. 28, 2015 | 10:07 AM, Source

CARACAS: Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has gone to New York to meet with UN chief Ban Ki-moon over his country's escalating border dispute with Guyana, his foreign minister said late Monday.

 

Maduro will "defend the rights of Venezuela" and "defend the country from aggression by the new government of Guyana," Foreign Minister Delcy Rodriguez said.

 

A border dispute stretching back decades between the two south American neighbors has escalated in recent months, after Caracas made a new claim over coastal waters where Exxon Mobil recently announced an important oil find.

 

Caracas issued a decree May 27 laying claim to waters off the Essequibo, a disputed territory that borders Venezuela and encompasses more than half of Guyana.

 

The Venezuelan action came less than a month after Exxon Mobil said it had made a "significant" discovery in an offshore concession granted by Guyana.

 

Last week, Guyana's President David Granger warned that Venezuela's border claim was a threat to his small country's survival.

 

"This is too much to bear for a country with fewer than a million people," he said while visiting Washington.

 

Maduro has blamed American interests including the Exxon Mobil oil company for exacerbating the dispute. He recently recalled Venezuela's ambassador to Guyana.

 

Guyana, a former British colony, maintains that the land boundary between it and Venezuela was settled in 1899 by a court of arbitration.

 

But Venezuela has never recognized the line, and the dispute has simmered ever since, extending in recent years to maritime rights off the disputed area.

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Guyana warns in Washington about the Venezuelan threat to its territory

Monday, July 27th 2015 - 05:20 UTC, Source

 

Guyana's territorial dispute with neighboring Venezuela represents a threat to its very survival, President David Granger warned Friday in Washington. After a recent offshore oil find, the row between the two countries has escalated, with Venezuela laying claim to a huge swathe of Guyana's territory.

 

“Guyana at the moment is facing a challenge to its survival by a larger state,” Granger told guests at the William Perry Center of Hemispheric Defense Studies.

 

Caracas claims waters off the Essequibo region that would include the oil find. The region straddles the two countries and Venezuela disputes the settlement of the border drawn through the 215,000 square kilometer region.

 

Granger warned the conflict could spill over if not dealt with quickly.

“The present threat, if not resolved promptly, if not resolved permanently, if not resolved peacefully could lead to deterioration of the security situation in the entire Caribbean and on the northern tier of the South American continent,” he said.

 

“This is too much to bear for a country with fewer than a million people.”

 

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has blamed United States, including oil company Exxon Mobil, for provoking the dispute.

 

Speaking about Granger's visit to Washington, Maduro pointed his finger at the oil giant. “Who took him to Washington? Exxon Mobil,” he said at a ceremony under the slogan, “The sun in Venezuela rises in Essequibo.”

 

Guyana has asked for the United Nations to help resolve the border dispute.

 

Meanwhile it was reported from Georgetown that steps are to be taken to enable Guyana’s agricultural produce to enter Brazil following a meeting on a meeting on Saturday in Boa Vista between Agriculture Minister Noel Holder and an advisor to the Governor of Roraima state.

 

Holder while engaged in talks with the former Governor and current Special Advisor to the Governor of Roraima, Neudo Ribeiro Campos expressed Guyana’s support for any efforts aimed at fostering closer cooperation in areas of mutual interest.

 

Several issues relative to cross border trade, the road from Lethem to Linden, a deep water harbor and closer cooperation in the sharing of skills and expertise were also discussed.

 

Following the latest round in the Essequibo dispute, the administration of president Maduro recently announced it would not be taking any more rice from Guyana. Rice is one of Guyana's main exports.

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Originally Posted by Demerara_Guy:

Venezuela president takes Guyana border dispute to UN chief

Agence France Presse, Jul. 28, 2015 |

 "defend the country from aggression by the new government of Guyana," Foreign Minister Delcy Rodriguez said.

 

AAH yes.  Venezuela needs protection against the GDF's speed boats, cessnas and the twin otter.

 

Now we know that Maduro is truly the Madman.

FM
Originally Posted by caribny:
Originally Posted by Demerara_Guy:

Venezuela president takes Guyana border dispute to UN chief

Agence France Presse, Jul. 28, 2015 |

 "defend the country from aggression by the new government of Guyana," Foreign Minister Delcy Rodriguez said.

 

AAH yes.  Venezuela needs protection against the GDF's speed boats, cessnas and the twin otter.

 

Now we know that Maduro is truly the Madman.

Twin otter!! Good one.

 

Let him take it, Guyana will prevail in arbitration.  Reopening 1899 borders, well, let us redraw global maps.  including a major signatory, Russian borders.  And while we at it, why not Mexico regaining Texas?

FM
Originally Posted by Demerara_Guy:

“Guyana at the moment is facing a challenge to its survival by a larger state,” Granger said at the William Perry Center of Hemispheric Defense Studies.

“Guyana at the moment is facing a challenge to its survival by a larger state,” Granger said at the William Perry Center of Hemispheric Defense Studies.

 

I support President Granger's position on the territorial dispute with the madman in Venezuela.

 

Not one blade of grass for Venezuela.

FM
Originally Posted by yuji22:
Originally Posted by Demerara_Guy:

“Guyana at the moment is facing a challenge to its survival by a larger state,” Granger said at the William Perry Center of Hemispheric Defense Studies.

“Guyana at the moment is facing a challenge to its survival by a larger state,” Granger said at the William Perry Center of Hemispheric Defense Studies.

 

I support President Granger's position on the territorial dispute with the madman in Venezuela.

 

Not one blade of grass for Venezuela.

While individuals would have strong opposing political views, one thing should unite all; and that is the integrity and security of a country.

 

And indeed, my support is with Guyana against the issues raised by Venezuela which were adequately addresses and resolved in 1899.

 

As a side and a note ... a friend of mine who was a former President of the Senate, Canada, indicated to me when he returned from an official visit to Venezuela, that at the meetings and in official government places in Venezuela, they have maps which have clearly outlined and demarcate the portion of Essequibo as an integral part of Venezuela.

FM
Originally Posted by baseman:
Originally Posted by caribny:
Originally Posted by Demerara_Guy:

Venezuela president takes Guyana border dispute to UN chief

Agence France Presse, Jul. 28, 2015 |

 "defend the country from aggression by the new government of Guyana," Foreign Minister Delcy Rodriguez said.

 

AAH yes.  Venezuela needs protection against the GDF's speed boats, cessnas and the twin otter.

 

Now we know that Maduro is truly the Madman.

Twin otter!! Good one.

 

Let him take it, Guyana will prevail in arbitration.  Reopening 1899 borders, well, let us redraw global maps.  including a major signatory, Russian borders.  And while we at it, why not Mexico regaining Texas?

What is interesting. DEATHLY silence from Latin America.

 

The last thing that ANY ONE wants is to re-open 19thC disputes.  Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina were involved in an almost genocidal war, and Paraguay is still suffering from the repercussions.

 

Then there is Peru, Bolivia and Chile.  And so many others.

 

No one will bother with Maduro the Madman.

FM
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