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France urges Venezuela to respect Guyana’s sovereignty, territorial integrity
Kaieteur News- The Government of France has urged the Nicolas Maduro regime to respect Guyana’s sovereignty, territorial integrity, and the principles of international law.
A screengrab Venezuelan armed vessel patrol ship, Guaiquerí (PO 11) in Guyana’s waters on March 1, 2025
A statement issued on Monday by France’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs follows Venezuela’s recent provocation, when an armed Venezuelan vessel, patrol ship, Guaiquerí (PO 11), entered Guyana’s waters and approached ExxonMobil Guyana’s Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) platform–Prosperity – which is operating in Guyana’s oil-rich Stabroek Block.
The Venezuelan vessel radioed the FPSO platform stating that it was operating in what it termed “disputed international waters” before continuing its course towards other FPSOs operating in the oil block.
France has expressed concern over the March 1st incursion by the Venezuelan Coast Guard patrol ship in Guyana’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) near the Stabroek Block oil reservoir. France also called on Venezuela to respect the order issued by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on December 1, 2023, stating that it must refrain from any unilateral action liable to alter the situation that currently exists off the coast of Essequibo.
Venezuela has long claimed more than two-thirds of Guyana’s sovereign territory – the resource rich Essequibo region. The Guyana-Venezuela border controversy case is still pending before the International Court of Justice (ICJ). This publication had reported that President Irfaan Ali, in a statement, underscored that while Guyana is firmly committed to the rule of international law, to peaceful resolution of controversies, and to the power of diplomacy, “Guyana will not allow Maduro and Venezuela to threaten or violate our sovereignty and territorial integrity.”
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