ExxonMobil not worried about Venezuela border issue

Jul 18, 2018 ExxonMobil, News

– Outgoing PR Brasington

ExxonMobil’s Kimberly Brasington recently assured that her company is not the least bit worried about Venezuela and the border issue it is involved in with Guyana. In an interview with Kaieteur News last week, Brasington said that ExxonMobil has worked for a number of years around the world and border controversy is not a new issue.
The former head of Exxon’s Public Relations Department here said, “We take our lead from the Guyana government and we are very confident with our operations going forward.”
Guyana has already applied to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to hear its case in the controversial border matter. But before this can occur, it must submit a written pleading to prove that it is within the court’s jurisdiction to hear the case. Venezuela is expected to do the same.

ExxonMobil Guyana’s former head of PR, Kimberly Brasington

The court has fixed the time-limits for the filing of these pleadings.
According to the ICJ’s website, November 19, 2018, has been set as the deadline for Guyana to file a memorial. The Venezuelan government has until April 18, 2019 to submit its counter-argument. The Court issued this decision following a meeting held by its President, Judge Abdulqawi Ahmed Yusuf, with representatives of the Parties, on June 18, last.
At this meeting, Guyana’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Carl Greenidge, indicated that the Guyana Government wished to have at its disposal, a period of nine months for the preparation of its Memorial.
Delcy Rodríguez Gómez, Vice-President of Venezuela, stated that her Government considered that Court manifestly lacked jurisdiction and that Venezuela has decided to take part in the proceedings.
She handed to the President of the Court a letter, dated June 18, 2018, from Mr. Nicolás Maduro Moros, President of Venezuela, in which he pointed out, in particular, that “there (was) no basis for the jurisdiction of the Court” and that Venezuela “(would) not participate in the proceedings”.
In response to the statement of the Vice-President of Venezuela, Minister Greenidge reiterated that their Government wished to proceed with the case. In its Order, the Court pointed out that, in the circumstances of the case, it must first resolve the question of its jurisdiction and that “this question should accordingly be separately determined before any proceedings on the merits.”

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