A State Department statement noted that they were “laden with profound contempt” toward the Venezuelan people, their Bolivarian history and their right to express themselves in a democratic manner on matters of special national importance.
He said Guyana’s statements are, once again, being drafted by the law firm used by ExxonMobil, a company that has subverted the Latin American and Caribbean values of this nation and bought off Guyana’s political class.
The text denounced that this measure had drawn them into “irregular actions”, contrary to public international law, with the aim of seizing energy resources that do not belong to them and attempting to threaten peace and stability in Venezuela.
In contrast to this “disastrous anti-sovereignty practice”, the National Assembly decided, in the full exercise of its powers, to consult with the people of Venezuela on the guidelines for legal, diplomatic and political procedures, with the aim of enforcing legitimate rights over the territory Guiana Esquipa noted.
The memorandum denounced the “insistent rejection of diplomatic dialogue” by Guyana’s President Irfaan Ali, and warned that this “threatens a dangerous escalation leading to a full-scale conflict,” promoted by the US Southern Command.
Venezuela, in accordance with international law and the principles laid down in the 1966 Geneva Agreement, insisted on urging the Government of Guyana to desist from its unilateral actions, subservient to transnational capital.
He also called for direct negotiations to be taken seriously, allowing for a “practical and mutually acceptable agreement” to be reached between the two parties, which would resolve the territorial dispute, as had been agreed with the United Kingdom of Great Britain, just before the birth of Guyana. As an independent country.
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