Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, president Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali has reaffirmed that his administration is not going to permit Guyana’s territory to be violated nor the event of the nation stymied by Venezuela’s determined risk; president Ali declared following an unwarranted announcement by Venezuela’s president Nicolás Maduro, who outlined his authorities’s intentions to implement the end result of the referendum held on December 3, 2023.
Throughout a stay broadcast late Tuesday night, president Ali mentioned the measures are in blatant disregard of the order given by the Worldwide Court docket of Justice (ICJ) on December 1, 2023, and Guyana views this as an impending risk to its territorial integrity.
“I’ve spoken to the secretary-general of the United Nations and a number of other leaders alerting them of those harmful developments and the determined actions of president Maduro that fly within the face of worldwide regulation and represent a grave risk to worldwide peace and safety,” the pinnacle of state famous.
President Ali defined that the referendum has at all times been deemed as a direct risk to Guyana’s sovereignty, and political independence since its announcement. It violates basic rules of worldwide regulation enshrined within the United Nations (UN) and Organisation of American States (OAS) Constitution, the Guyanese chief highlighted.
“We’ve got engaged CARICOM, the OAS, the Commonwealth, and lots of of our bilateral companions together with the US of America, Brazil, the UK, and France. The Guyana Defence Drive is on full alert and has engaged its army counterparts together with the US Southern Command,” president Ali added.
Primarily based on the announcement, Venezuela has proven that it rejects worldwide regulation, basic justice, morality, and the preservation of worldwide peace and safety.
President Ali stays adamant that no matter Venezuela chooses to do wouldn’t deter Guyana from continuing with the case within the ICJ, or cease the World Court docket from finally issuing its last judgment.
“We is not going to permit our territory to be violated nor the event of our nation to be stymied by this determined risk,” he acknowledged.
In the meantime president Dr Ali emphasised that the behaviour of Venezuela has not swayed the dedication of traders, nor hindered Guyana’s pursuit of development.
“The perspective from any of our traders, together with ExxonMobil, it has not modified,”president Ali acknowledged whereas addressing the continuing Guyana-Venezuela controversy throughout an interview with ‘France24,’ the French state-owned worldwide information tv community on Tuesday night.
The top of state acknowledged Venezuela’s makes an attempt to instill worry and uncertainty in Guyana and amongst potential traders, aiming to create a situation the place funding is minimal, and the event of Guyana is slowed.
“We’ve got not seen this. We’re encouraging all our traders and our inhabitants, to not worry as a result of we’re doing every little thing in accordance with the rule of regulation to make sure that this area stays regional peace,”president Ali reaffirmed.
The president highlighted the worldwide group’s robust stance towards Venezuela’s actions. Organisations such because the OAS, the Commonwealth, CARICOM, and lots of international locations worldwide have issued robust statements urging Venezuela to behave peacefully and chorus from any reckless behaviour. Though the first goal is for peace to prevail and encourage Venezuela to respect the rule of regulation, the president mentioned that Guyana is collaborating with companions, together with the US’ State Division and the Division of Protection, to fortify its place and readiness.
“So, we hope that good sense will prevail. And Venezuela is not going to act in a method that can disrupt the peace throughout the zone. However, within the Western Hemisphere itself, the international locations inside this hemisphere have a duty to make sure that peace prevails,” he acknowledged.
The Guyana-Venezuela controversy is at present earlier than the Worldwide Court docket of Justice (ICJ). President Ali famous that Guyana is dedicated to respecting the judgment of the ICJ and referred to as on the Spanish-speaking territory to do similar and take part within the course of.
Requested whether or not there may be any room for dialogue, president Ali mentioned, “We’ve got gone go that … we should each recognise that this controversy is earlier than the ICJ and it must be settled earlier than the ICJ, due to this fact, there aren’t any negotiations that may happen in relation to the controversy itself.”
President Ali underscored the significance of coexistence and expressed a willingness to interact in dialogue on different necessary issues.
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