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Venezuela incensed by US Ambassador’s “meddling” in border controversy
Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro is upset at the new US Ambassador to Guyana’s reference to the border controversy.
Maduro on Tuesday, during his weekly televised program, vowed to lodge a protest note with Secretary General
US Ambassador,
Perry Holloway
of the United Nations, Ban Ki-Moon, over what he termed as meddling.
Earlier this week, new US Ambassador to Guyana, Perry Holloway, in responding to media questions on the border controversy between the two neighbouring countries, said that 1899 arbitration award should be respected.
During that award, the border was decided on. Venezuela received thousands of square kilometers but over the years the Spanish speaking country has been asking for more.
“The statements made by the U.S. Ambassador confirmed that Washington and its economic, military and political elites, back up Guyanese President, David Granger on his attack towards Venezuela over this dispute,” Maduro reportedly said on Tuesday.
Maduro was of the opinion that the US wants to raise emotions between the two countries and possibly a military face-off.
He reportedly said that an 1899 Paris court sentence is “invalid and null” and his government only recognizes the 1966 Geneva agreement, which demands both nations to resolve the conflict with the mediation of the United Nations.
Maduro added that his government has sent a “protest note” to the U.S. government after Holloway’s statements.
Earlier this year, the simmering claims reared its head again after US-owned ExxonMobil discovered oil in Guyana’s water. Venezuela immediately issued decrees reclaiming not only two-thirds of Essequibo,
Venezuela President, Nicolas Maduro
Guyana’s largest and resource-rich county, but also the waters where the oil was discovered.
The David Granger administration has since complained to international organizations like CARICOM and the UN and has signaled its intentions to take the matter to the international court.
Recently, Venezuela’s army was deployed near the border with Guyana but officials of that country downplayed the operations.
During the recent UN General Assembly in New York, both Granger and Maduro met and shook hands and agreed to a special UN team to intervene.
The dispute stems from an 1899 court ruling that required Venezuela to relinquish an undeveloped but resource-rich jungle territory called the Essequibo.
Caracas contends the ruling was invalid after a treaty was signed in 1966 with Guyana and its former colonial ruler, Britain.
Both countries have bilateral arrangements, trading in oil and rice and a special deal.
Venezuela is now facing general elections in December with food shortages and a badly performing economy proving a major challenge for Maduro.
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