“Our country’s historical position regarding the Essequibo dispute is the exclusive acknowledgment of the Geneva Agreement as the only valid instrument to carry out this process, and we reject any interference by the International Court of Justice (ICJ),” stated the president of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, during the Meeting with the cadets of the Bolivarian National Armed Forces (FANB), in defense of Guayana Esequiba.
Likewise, the head of State recalled that “Venezuela, historically, from (the times of President) Isaías Medina Angarita to the present day, disowns the ICJ, which has no jurisdiction to address the issue of the controversy over the territory of Guayana Esequiba.”
In turn, he highlighted that the Guyana government has ignored the invitations of the Bolivarian Government to address the dispute: “They left unilaterally, without our approval and signature, violating the Geneva Agreement”; Furthermore, said legal instrument states that “we are obliged to a friendly, practical and satisfactory negotiation and agreement for both parties.”
In that sense, he indicated that Guyana is going down the path of illegality, by not recognizing the statute that mandates that “in any cause that exists between two countries, the two countries must accept the jurisdiction”; That is, both nations must agree to go to the International Court of Justice, for a validity to exist.
President Maduro expressed that the Consultative Referendum on December 3 will mark a precedent in the history of Venezuela, as it will be a process that will not be in the hands of experts or lawyers, but it will be the responsibility of the Venezuelan people, who will decide the fate of the Bolivarian Homeland.
It should be noted that Venezuelans are on the right path, full of patriotism and courage, in defense of the sovereignty of Guayana Esequiba, which, historically, belongs to Venezuela.
