Posted 12/9/2023, 4:44:53 PM
Lula pushes for talks to ease Venezuela-Guyana border tensions
- Lula urged Maduro against escalating border dispute over Essequibo region with Guyana
- Tension heightened after Venezuela held referendum asserting claim to Essequibo despite ICJ litigation
- Regional leaders warned conflict could spiral, with Colombia's Petro saying war would be "misfortune"
- Lula proposed CELAC mediate talks between Venezuela and Guyana to find peaceful solution
- Brazil sent army reinforcements to its borders with Venezuela and Guyana amid rising tensions