Guyana: Venezuela Vessel entered the oil block in our waters | Local news

Guyana and Venezuela faced each other again after the former complained about incursion into their maritime territory rich in oil, which then caused a warning of Caracas against the “dangerous provocation” based on “lies.”

The last dispute between the South American neighbors saw Venezuela, calling Guyanés President Irfaan Ali “the Caribbean Zelensky”, referring to the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and accusing him of “unfounded comments” that threaten the Caribbean state as a “peace zone.”

Guyana complained yesterday because of the incursion of the Venezuelan Naval ship armed into waters within its exclusive economic zone (EEE).

Ali declared at a televised press conference that the allies of his country, including the United States, were being notified, since the block represented its territory.

The area is home to a huge high -seas oil tank that is developed by Exxonmobil.

The Western Hemisphere’s Office of the United States Department of State said yesterday that Venezuela was in violation and described the incident as “unacceptable.”

Ali declared that several marine aircraft and vessels had been deployed to support the large number of drilling boats, seismic vessels and support ships that operate in the block.

Yesterday’s incident followed an attack two weeks ago by armed men, suspected of Venezuelan pirates, operating in the Cuyuni border river and exchanged shooting with a Guya military patrol, wounding six soldiers, two of them seriously.

A statement yesterday from Maduro’s office stated: “Venezuela categorically repudiates the unfounded comments of the President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, Irfaan Ali, who is blatantly when he affirms that the units of the Bolivarian Navy of Venezuela are violating the maritime maritime of Guyana, which hides that those waters have no part of terrement terers, since it is a maritime maritime. Pending area of ​​delimitation in accordance with international law. “

The statement was addressed: “Irfaan Ali pretends to become the Zelenskyy of the Caribbean to generate conflicts in our region through dangerous provocations.”

Venezuela continued to affirm that Ali’s comments were “full of inaccuracies, falsehoods and contradictions, in their enthusiasm to interrupt the peace and tranquility of our region sowing the seeds of a dangerous conflict.”

“This new provocation seeks to climb and interrupt our region as a peace zone, and responds to the anarudent interests of Exxonmobil, with the public support of pathetic figures such as Luis Almagro and Ivan Duque,” said the Venezuelan government.

The Bolvian Republic Further Stated that “It is unacceptable and constitutes serious violation of international law, that guyana dispositions Energy Resources, While Systematically Evading ITS International Ombuds under the 1966 Geneva Agreement, The Sole Legal Mechanism Government the territorial dispute Between the two nations. ”

Provocative incident

Caricom asked Venezuela to urgently eliminate the naval ship in question, since it reminded both countries of its obligation under international law to avoid unnecessary confrontation actions.

In a statement, Caricom said that ALI reported it on the “interaction of Venezuela’s military ships with one of the storage and discharge platforms of floating production (FPSO) in the maritime territory of Guyana.”

He said: “All those acts of aggression and provocation are contrary to international law and the 2023 Army declaration. Expressly, Guyana and Venezuela are aimed at avoiding unnecessary confrontation actions.

“This provocative incident of March 1, 2025 initiated by Venezuela goes against the agreed commitment of Caricom and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) to ensure that the Caribbean region remains a peace zone. It is essential that there is a peaceful resolution of the border controversy as expected in the International Court of Justice, which already has conduct on the dispute. “

The statement added that in this context, Caricom “asks Venezuela to order the urgent elimination of the Guyana waters ship and also to refrain from committing to the FPSO platforms, as reported.

“What is required now, more than ever, is patience, calm and non -propation, on both sides. As contemplated in Argyle’s statement, a resolution of this controversy remains completely possible without any act of provocation or aggression. “

Caricom said that “he reiterates his well -known position that is unequivocal and unwavering support for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Guyana.”

Guyana and Venezuela faced 2023 on a border dispute focused on the Essequibo region, which had been elaborating since Exxonmobil made its great oil discovery in Guyana in 2015.

The Venezuelan president, Nicolás Maduro, directed the revived centenary territorial dispute and took measures to attach the remote region of Esequibo that includes about two thirds of the land mass of Guyana.

The dispute won over low heat after the intervention by Caricom, particularly San Vicente and the Prime Minister of Granadines, Dr. Ralph Gonsalves, who led mediation in the dispute.