Venezuela strongly condemned the arrival of the British Navy patrol ship off the coast of Guyana, a statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was published on the page of the head of this department, Ivan Gil, on the social network. X.
“The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela strongly rejects the arrival of the British Navy patrol ship HMS Trent on the coast of Guyana,” the South American country’s Foreign Ministry said.
According to the ministry, this move poses a direct threat to regional peace. The State Department is demanding an end to foreign intervention in the Guyana-Essequibo territorial dispute.
The text of the statement states that the presence of a warship is dangerous, as it is accompanied by statements from politicians and the military who are trying to intervene in the territorial dispute.
British warship on 24 December will go to the coast of Guyana.
Before this, Venezuelan President Nicolas Madurov had a phone conversation with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. reported Concerning discussions with the President of Guyana, Mohamed Irfaan Ali, regarding the situation in the Essequibo region.
9 December Maduro signed decreesIt also includes the Guyana-Essequibo region, which is in dispute with Guyana, to Venezuela.
Previously USA in the name Venezuela and Guyana agreed to a peaceful resolution of the territorial dispute.