United Kingdom calls on Venezuela to end military exercises near Guyana and confirms patrol ship visit to Guyana coast

,CNN Spanish) — The British government described Venezuelan military actions in the eastern Caribbean as “inappropriate” after Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro ordered joint defensive action in rejection of sending a British patrol ship off the coast of Guyana.

“HMS Trent is currently deployed to the Caribbean and will visit Guyana from 29 December as part of a series of regular engagements in the region,” a UK government spokesperson told CNN in a statement. They said they are currently working “with partners in the region to prevent the situation from escalating” and that they are continuing to “monitor the situation closely.”

The United Kingdom calls for a halt to the military exercises ordered by Maduro and states that “the border between the two countries was resolved through international arbitration in 1899” and they support this. “Guyana has the territorial integrity of an important regional ally and partner of the Commonwealth of Nations,” he said. Venezuela maintains that the 1966 Geneva Convention is the agreement that should be considered to resolve its dispute with Guyana over the Essequibo region. It is expected that the International Court of Justice will give its verdict on this dispute.

In a statement before these British statements, the Venezuelan Foreign Ministry rejected the presence of the military ship and described it as “extremely serious”, as it is accompanied by statements from political and military spokesmen of the person who attacked Guayana Esquiba. Worked as a robber. , who insists on intervening in the said dispute” (referring to London).

UK Foreign Secretary David Cameron previously indicated his country’s support for Guyana in a post on Twitter on December 18, 2010, in which he urged that sovereign borders be respected anywhere in the world. Needed

Guyana declares that Venezuela should not fear activities within its territory

The President of Guyana, Irfan Ali, this Thursday, through a publication on his Should not be afraid of.

The president’s statement came after his Venezuelan counterpart Nicolas Maduro announced the activation of “joint action of the entire Bolivarian Military Armed Forces on Venezuela’s eastern Caribbean territory on the Atlantic coast.”

Neither Venezuela nor any other state has anything to fear from activities within Guyana’s sovereign territory or waters.
I have reiterated before that we have no ambition or intention for what is not ours. We are fully committed to peaceful relations with our… pic.twitter.com/qG3yJIawER

– President Dr. Irfan Ali (@Presidentaligy) 28 December 2023

“Neither Venezuela nor any other state has any need to fear activities within Guyana’s territory or sovereign waters,” the post said. “I have reiterated before that we have no ambition or intention to covet what is not ours. We are fully committed to peaceful relations with our neighbors and all countries in our region. Guyana has from time to time called for peace Remains steadfast in promoting and pursuing national development,” he adds.

“Guyana has long engaged in partnerships with regional and international states for the purpose of enhancing internal security. These partnerships do not pose a threat to anyone and are in no way intended to be aggressive or to carry out aggressive acts against any state. I want to renew my greetings to the Venezuelan people, our neighbors,” the president concluded in his post at the X.

This Thursday, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro announced that he had ordered a joint defensive action in response to “provocation by the United Kingdom” after it was initially reported by the BBC, citing the British Ministry of Defence. Sent a patrol ship off the coast of Guyana.

“That is why I have ordered the activation of a joint action of the entire Bolivarian National Military Armed Forces on the Atlantic Front in the Eastern Caribbean region of Venezuela, a joint action of a defensive nature in response to the provocation and threat of the United Nations. “The state is against the peace and sovereignty of our country,” Maduro said during a year-end felicitation ceremony for the Bolivarian National Armed Forces (FANB).