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The dispute between Venezuela and Guyana over the Essequibo entered another level this Wednesday. Guyanese President Irfaan Ali affirmed that his government is taking all necessary measures to protect itself from “a direct threat” from Venezuela and revealed that he had summoned regional allies and the United States Southern Command to protect the disputed territory, which makes up two thirds of your country. The step forward by the Guyanese president came hours after his Venezuelan colleague, Nicolás Maduro, launched on Tuesday night an action plan in Essequibo that includes the granting of licenses to explore and exploit oil, the creation of a Venezuelan province in the disputed area and military deployments in towns near the area, without announcing, for the moment, an armed incursion into the area.
In his response to Ali's announcement, Maduro Philippines WhatsApp Number List criticized Philippines WhatsApp Number List that Guyana "has irresponsibly given the green light to the presence of the United States Southern Command in the territory of Guayana Esequiba, over which Guyana maintains a de facto occupation." And he warned that Guyana, “under the mandate of the American transnational Exxon Mobil, is opening the possibility of installing military bases to an imperial power.” While the fight seemed to intensify hour by hour, mid-afternoon, the Guyanese president declared to the Associated Press agency that “we take this threat very seriously and have initiated a series of precautionary measures to guarantee peace and security in the region". He mentioned that the Guyana Defense Forces are in talks with their counterparts in other countries, but he did not specify which ones.
In a statement late Tuesday, Ali had said he had been in contact with the United States and its Southern Command, which oversees military operations in Central and South America and the Caribbean, as well as Brazil, the United Kingdom, France and the Secretary General of the UN. . An act by followers of Chavismo, days before the referendum for Essequibo. Photo: EFE "The Guyana Defense Force is on high alert and has been in contact with its military counterparts, including the US Southern Command," Ali said. “ If Venezuela continues with this erratic, threatening and risky behavior, the region will have to respond,” he told the AP. Ali also anticipated that he will raise the issue at the UN Security Council meeting. In addition to the oil licenses and the order for Venezuela to include Essequibo on its official maps, Maduro also announced on Tuesday night the creation of a new Comprehensive Defense Operational Zone for the disputed strip.
In his response to Ali's announcement, Maduro Philippines WhatsApp Number List criticized Philippines WhatsApp Number List that Guyana "has irresponsibly given the green light to the presence of the United States Southern Command in the territory of Guayana Esequiba, over which Guyana maintains a de facto occupation." And he warned that Guyana, “under the mandate of the American transnational Exxon Mobil, is opening the possibility of installing military bases to an imperial power.” While the fight seemed to intensify hour by hour, mid-afternoon, the Guyanese president declared to the Associated Press agency that “we take this threat very seriously and have initiated a series of precautionary measures to guarantee peace and security in the region". He mentioned that the Guyana Defense Forces are in talks with their counterparts in other countries, but he did not specify which ones.
In a statement late Tuesday, Ali had said he had been in contact with the United States and its Southern Command, which oversees military operations in Central and South America and the Caribbean, as well as Brazil, the United Kingdom, France and the Secretary General of the UN. . An act by followers of Chavismo, days before the referendum for Essequibo. Photo: EFE "The Guyana Defense Force is on high alert and has been in contact with its military counterparts, including the US Southern Command," Ali said. “ If Venezuela continues with this erratic, threatening and risky behavior, the region will have to respond,” he told the AP. Ali also anticipated that he will raise the issue at the UN Security Council meeting. In addition to the oil licenses and the order for Venezuela to include Essequibo on its official maps, Maduro also announced on Tuesday night the creation of a new Comprehensive Defense Operational Zone for the disputed strip.