Venezuela and Guyana They are in a situation arranged by the Essequibo region, which has led to strict measures from both countries. On the one hand, Irfaan Ali’s territory would bring the conflict to the Court of The Hague, while Nicolás Maduro reported that a Advisory referendum with five questions about the mechanisms they will use to “defend” the border.
When will the consultative referendum take place in Venezuela?
This was announced by the President of the National Electoral Council (CNE), Elvis Amoroso, in a statement The national referendum will take place in Venezuela on Sunday, December 3rd.
The governor, for his part Nicolas Maduro He also commented on this topic. “We think of the Venezuelans who love our country and are outraged by the intention of the world empires, the transnational corporations and the government of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana to take away from them what belongs to us, land and sea that the liberators of our countries have . “America under the command of Father Bolívar.”
Questions in the consultative referendum in Venezuela
Due to the dispute over the Essequibo Territory, there will be five questions in the next consultative referendum in Venezuela and what these questions will be has been announced via the official Twitter account of the National Electoral Council.
FIRST: Do you agree to refuse this by any means possible in accordance with the law fraudulent line imposed by the Paris Arbitration Award of 1899who wants to deprive us of our Guayana Esequiba?
SECOND: Support them Geneva Convention of 1966 as the only legal and valid instrument to find a practical and satisfactory solution for Venezuela and Guyana regarding the controversy surrounding the territory of Guyana Esequiba?
THIRD: Do you agree with Venezuela’s historical position? Non-recognition of the jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to resolve the Guayana Esequiba territorial controversy?
QUARTER: Do you agree to oppose Guyana’s claim to unilateral control of a by all means in accordance with the law? Sea pending because of illegal and international law delimitation?
FIFTH: Are you involved in creating the State of Guiana Esequiba and an accelerated plan is being developed for the comprehensive care of the current and future population of this territory, which includes, among other things, the granting of citizenship and the Venezuelan identity card in accordance with the Geneva Convention and international law, and consequently incorporating the said status into the territory map of Venezuelan territory?
Map of Essequibo between Venezuela and Guyana
The Essequibo area is a vast jungle region rich in minerals, oil and natural gas that lies between Venezuela and Guyana. View the map and area with Georgetown as its capital:
Map of the disputed area between Venezuela and Guyana over the Essequibo area. | Image: Freepik
Why is there the conflict between Venezuela and Guyana?
To understand what is currently happening in the border dispute, we must know that Essequibo is a territory rich in natural and mineral resources to which both Venezuela and Guyana claim to belong.
On the one hand, Guyana depends on it Paris arbitration award In 1899, the South American country was awarded the Essequibo region, but the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela rejected it, saying it was fraudulent. Likewise, Venezuela defends andl Geneva Convention of 1966.