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The United States has denied accusations by Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro that it is building secret military bases in Essequibo, an oil-rich region of Guyana that Caracas claims.
John Kirby, spokesman for the US National Security Council, said: “There are no plans to establish a secret military base.”
He added that he urged both sides to adhere to the court’s 1899 ruling on the border and to do so peacefully.
Maduro announced the presence of secret American military bases in the Essequibo region, describing this as “aggression and preparation for escalation against Venezuela.”
Maduro’s statements came as the Venezuelan parliament was celebrating a recently passed law laying the foundations for the defense of Guyana-Essequibo, four months after a controversial, non-binding referendum that overwhelmingly approved the creation of a Venezuelan province in the disputed region, raising fears of a military conflict.
Source: Agence France-Presse
2024-04-10 11:03:14