2023-12-15 16:55:00
The Brazilian government affirms that it considers that the meeting between the dictator of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, and the president of Guyana, Irfaan Ali, this Thursday (14), removed the possibility of a rupture. At least in the short term.
Neither leader backed down from their positions, especially regarding the legitimacy of the International Court of Justice to decide the dispute over the Essequibo territory. Ali, obviously, defends the Court’s decision, and Maduro rejects it.
Two days before the referendum in which Caracas claims to have obtained the support of 96% of Venezuelans to annex Essequibo, the Court urged the Maduro regime not to “modify the situation” of the territory.
But both agreed to continue the dialogue and set a date for new meetings, which will be periodic, every three or six months. The next meeting should take place in Brazil in a few weeks.
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