Tensions over Essequibo region resurface as Venezuela completes a bridge to a disputed border base
- Guyana's government has protested to Venezuela after the completion of a bridge on a shared river island.
- The bridge connects Venezuela's mainland to a military base and has reignited border disputes in the Essequibo region.
- Guyana Foreign Minister Hugh Todd summoned Venezuelan Ambassador Amador Perez Silva to condemn the bridge construction.
- The bridge links Venezuela's mainland to the eastern side of Ankoko Island.
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Tensions over Essequibo region resurface as Venezuela completes a bridge to a disputed border base
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Guyana summons Venezuelan ambassador over Essequibo bridge
According to a statement from the Foreign Ministry, during the meeting the top diplomat said that this and other activities by Caracas in the disputed area violate Guyana’s sovereignty and also international laws, which demand a halt to the deployment of Venezuelan personnel, facilities and equipment. He stressed Georgetown’s compliance with the ruling of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on the border dispute, issued a year ago, which ca…
The Government of Guyana protested on Saturday that the government of Nicolás Maduro was building a military bridge near the Esequibo, a territory that both nations are fighting and that is rich in oil. Specifically, it was built between the Creole people of San Martín de Turumbán and the river island of Anacoco, from which the neighboring country claims a portion and where there is a Venezuelan military base. READ ALSO: CRUCES BY THE DARIÉN CAY…
22-12-24.-The government of Guyana formally protested against Venezuela on Saturday, after the completion of a bridge built by the Venezuelan armed forces on a remote river island shared by both countries. The construction of the bridge, which connects the continental territory of Venezuela with...


The government of Guyana formally protested to Venezuela on Saturday, after the completion of a bridge built by the Venezuelan armed forces on a remote river island shared by both countries. Independent The construction of the bridge, which connects the mainland of Venezuela with a military base, has caused the old conflict over the border lines in the Esequibo region to be revived. Guyana’s foreign minister, Hugh Todd, said in a statement that …
Guyana protests as Venezuela completes a bridge in disputed Essequibo border region
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