Caracas, CMC: On Thursday, the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela referred to as on Guyanese authorities to take fast motion to withdraw the HMS Trent, a vessel from the British Navy, and to chorus from persevering with to contain army powers within the territorial controversy.
Venezuela says it rejects the arrival of the HMS Trent to the coasts of Guyana, which it says ‘turns into an act of hostile provocation and a violation of the current Argyle Declaration.’
Final week, it was reported that the UK was sending the Royal Navy Patrol Ship to Guyana in a present of help for the Caribbean Group (CARICOM) member state.
This follows the current peace talks in St Vincent and the Grenadines, the place a Joint Declaration of Argyle for Dialogue and Peace between Guyana and Venezuela was created to quell tensions.
“HMS Trent will go to regional ally and Commonwealth associate Guyana later this month as a part of a sequence of engagements within the area throughout her Atlantic patrol job deployment,” a Ministry of Defence spokesperson stated.
In an announcement, Venezuela says the army vessel’s presence is extraordinarily critical.
The assertion stated: “It additionally warns the members of the Caribbean Group (CARICOM) and the Group of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) that these actions are opposite to the spirit of peace and understanding with which Venezuela attended the December 14 assembly in St Vincent and the Grenadines, to which we should return instantly and proceed on the trail of direct dialogue between the events.”
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