Back

LatinNews Regional Monitor: Andean Group - 06 April 2018

VENEZUELA: Essequibo dispute provides a political wild card

Just ahead of Venezuela’s presidential election on 20 May and of the next polls in Guyana (due in 2019), the longstanding territorial dispute between the two South American neighbours over the Essequibo region may be heating up again. On 29 March Guyana formally submitted the dispute to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) at The Hague. The Venezuelan government immediately rejected the Guyanese move as “unacceptable, sterile, and unenforceable”: it favours a settlement based on direct negotiations.

End of preview - This article contains approximately 516 words.

Subscribers: Log in now to read the full article

Not a Subscriber?

Choose from one of the following options

LatinNews
Intelligence Research Ltd.
167-169 Great Portland Street,
5th floor,
London, W1W 5PF - UK
Phone : +44 (0) 203 695 2790
Contact
You may contact us via our online contact form
Copyright © 2022 Intelligence Research Ltd. All rights reserved.