Nicolás Maduro rejects OAS statements about Guayana Esequiba | News
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Thursday rejected recent statements by the Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), Luis Almagro, about Guayana Esequiba, the part of Guyana that Caracas claims as its own.
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"He is a despicable being that serves the vile interests of transnational corporations that seek to strip our country of part of its territory," said the Venezuelan president on social network X, urging him not to interfere "in the affairs of the country." of Bolívar".
Nicolás Maduro described Almagro as an interventionist, which is why he asked Venezuelans to participate in the consultative referendum that the South American country will hold on December 3.
Outrageous is the position of this man against a free and independent Nation, clearly, he is a despicable being who serves the vile interests of transnational corporations that seek to strip our country of part of its territory. He does not interfere in the affairs of the… pic.twitter.com/idk1i9JlBn
— Nicolás Maduro (@NicolasMaduro)
November 2, 2023
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has on numerous occasions claimed sovereignty over Guyana Esequiba, which comprises about two-thirds of Guyana's territory, by "historical right."
In the opinion of the Venezuelan Government, with his statements, the OAS secretary has placed himself "on the margins of international legality, seeking to generate an unprecedented crisis in the Caribbean", an attempt that, he assured, "will succumb."
The vice president of Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, also rejected Luis Almagro's comments and emphasized that her country has ample historical, legal and political reasons to defend the legitimate rights over the territory of Essequibo.
The disastrous @Almagro_OEA2015 He does not waste a second to demonstrate to his northern masters his infinite creeping subordination. He also does not miss the opportunity to demonstrate his profound ignorance about the history of our Latin America. Guyana's attempts to threaten Venezuela… https://t.co/BssMeRTtmb
— Delcy Rodríguez (@delcyrodriguezv)
November 2, 2023
The official assured that the Secretary General of the OAS demonstrates his ignorance about the history of Latin America and added that Guyana's attempts to threaten Venezuela with the regional organization will be met with fierce rejection by the Venezuelan people.
Venezuela called for a consultative referendum on December 3 that proposes the creation of a state (province) in Guayana Esequiba and nationalizing its inhabitants.
The 160,000 km2 region, rich in minerals and biodiversity, is administered by Guyana, which relies on an award signed in Paris in 1899 that sets limits that Venezuela rejects.
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