Venezuela ratifies its solid commitment to defend the territorial integrity and national sovereignty over Guyana Essequiba, adopted as part of the Geneva Agreement, on February 17, 1966, regulations that must be complied with by the Cooperative Republic of Guyana in accordance with the law international, as highlighted by the permanent representative of the Bolivarian nation to the United Nations (UN), Samuel Moncada, in the company of the Venezuelan delegation.
From the headquarters of the International Court of Justice (ICJ), in The Hague, in the Kingdom of the Netherlands, where the meeting was held with the representatives of this instance to discuss issues related to the territorial controversy, Moncada pointed out through a statement that on December 3, 2023, the Venezuelan people gave a clear and forceful mandate by defending the rights that have belonged to Venezuela since its birth over the territory of Guayana Esequiba.
He asserted that, following the guidelines of the president of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, the defense of historical truth will continue in all spaces. At the same time he highlighted that the Bolivarian nation makes a new call to the Cooperative Republic of Guyana to return to the negotiating table in the search for a practical, acceptable and satisfactory solution for both parties:
“Venezuela reiterates that the Geneva Agreement is the regulatory framework that must be complied with in good faith by the parties in accordance with international law in order to put an end to the territorial dispute through a practical, acceptable and satisfactory settlement for all parties,” as refers the text.
Following, the communique:
“The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela reports on its participation, this June 11, 2024, in a meeting convened by the president of the International Court of Justice to discuss the next steps of the process unilaterally concealed by the Cooperative Republic of Guyana before this instance, in clear disowning and transgression of the Geneva Agreement and the international legality
During the aforementioned meeting, Venezuela reiterated its historical position of not recognizing the jurisdiction of the court in the territorial controversy over Guayana Esequiba, nor of the decision it may adopt on this matter, therefore, its attendance at this meeting in no way implies the consent of Venezuela, nor the recognition of said jurisdiction.
On December 3, 2023, the Venezuelan people gave a clear forceful mandate to defend the rights that since its birth corresponded to Venezuela over the territory of Guayana Esequiba, and in compliance with this mandate and express guidelines by the head of State Venezuela has exercised and will continue exercising the defense of the historical truth in all spaces
The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela reiterates that the Geneva Agreement is the regulatory framework that must be complied with in good faith by the parties in accordance with international law in order to put an end to the territorial dispute through a practical, acceptable and satisfactory arrangement for all parties.
Finally, Venezuela ratifies its solid commitment to defend the territorial integrity and national sovereignty over Guyana Esequiba, while making a new call to the Cooperative Republic of Guyana to return to the negotiating table to make effective the practical, acceptable and satisfactory arrangement for both parties to which they committed to in the Geneva Agreement.
The Sun of Venezuela is born in Essequibo!”
The Hague, June 11, 2024
