Posted 12/10/2023, 12:53:00 AM
Leaders Meet to Defuse Venezuela-Guyana Border Tensions
- Venezuelan President Maduro and Guyanese President Ali to meet on December 14 to discuss territorial dispute over Esequibo region
- Meeting facilitated by St. Vincent PM Gonsalves and UN Secretary-General Guterres after tensions over offshore oil discoveries
- Venezuela claims meeting to preserve Latin America/Caribbean as peaceful zone, but Guyana says border not up for discussion
- Brazilian President Lula invited as observer, calls for dialogue and avoiding escalation
- US and Brazil consulting each other, reaffirm support for Guyanese sovereignty and peaceful resolution