GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC -Guyana’s International Affairs and Worldwide Cooperation Minister, Hugh Hilton Todd, will meet his Venezuelan counterpart, Yván Gil Pinto, in Brazil on Thursday, the primary high-level assembly between the 2 international locations since their leaders met in St. Vincent and the Grenadines final December over the Guyana-Venezuela border dispute.
The Joint Declaration of Argyle for Dialogue and Peace between Guyana and Venezuela, issued following talks in Kingston, famous that Presidents Dr. Irfaan Ali and Nicolas Maduro had agreed to ascertain a joint fee of the international ministers and technical individuals from the 2 international locations instantly to deal with issues as mutually agreed.
The assertion stated then that an replace from this joint fee could be submitted to the Presidents of Guyana and Venezuela inside three months.
It stated that the 2 leaders had agreed to fulfill once more in Brazil inside the subsequent three months, “or at one other agreed time, to contemplate any matter with implications for the territory in dispute, together with the replace talked about above of the joint fee.”
A press release issued by the Ministry of International Affairs and Worldwide Cooperation stated Guyana stays absolutely dedicated to the rules of the Argyle Declaration, particularly the upkeep of peace in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Guyana’s delegation to Brazil will embrace International Secretary Robert Persaud, Ambassador Elisabeth Harper, Everlasting Secretary Richard Van West Charles, the Guyana Ambassador to Venezuela, Donnette Road, and the Director of the Frontiers Division and Vernon Robinson.
At their assembly, the leaders of Guyana and Venezuela stated they’re dedicated to the pursuit of fine neighborliness, peaceable coexistence, and the unity of Latin America and the Caribbean.
They famous Guyana’s assertion that it’s dedicated to the method and procedures of the Worldwide Courtroom of Justice (ICJ) for the decision of the border controversy, in addition to noting Venezuela’s assertion of its lack of consent and lack of recognition of the ICJ and its jurisdiction within the border controversy.
Guyana has maintained its place relating to the possession of the Essequibo area, which makes up about two-thirds of Guyana and is dwelling to 125,000 of the nation’s 800,000 residents.
On December 3 final 12 months, Caracas staged a referendum by which it stated most Venezuelans ratified that “our rights over Guayana Esequiba are inalienable and unquestionable.
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