Venezuela officially rejected Guyana’s position on the territorial dispute over the Essequibo region, stating that the only lawful basis for its settlement is the 1966 Geneva Agreement. In a communique issued by Foreign Minister Ivan Gil, Caracas accused Georgetown of attempting to ignore the legally binding provisions of that treaty, which, Venezuela argues, clearly define the procedure for resolving the conflict.
Venezuelan authorities recalled that in December 2023 the country’s people, in a referendum, supported the Geneva Agreement as the sole path to a satisfactory resolution and reaffirmed their non-recognition of the jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice on this matter. Caracas called on Guyana to come to the negotiating table to develop a mutually acceptable solution, as the treaty requires, and reiterated its historic claims to Essequibo, stressing that it will never renounce that territory.
Full version: Venezuela rechaza postura de Guyana e insta a regirse por lo establecido en el Acuerdo de Ginebra (+Comunicado)