Venezuela interim president arrives in Netherlands for Esequibo region hearing
Venezuela says the court should uphold a 1966 border claim as the dispute over oil-rich Essequibo enters a hearing week, officials said.
- Venezuela's interim President Delcy Rodriguez traveled to the Netherlands to defend the country's claim over the Essequibo region at the UN's International Court of Justice .
- Venezuela and Guyana have been disputing the ownership of the Essequibo region, comprising over two-thirds of Guyana's territory, since the 1800s.
- The ICJ hearings, which began on May 4 and will conclude on Monday, aim to rule on the validity of the border between Venezuela and Guyana, established in 1899 under British colonial rule.
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Venezuelan regime official Delcy Rodríguez arrived in the Netherlands amid renewed international controversy due to European Union sanctions against high-ranking Chavista officials. Her presence in Europe has raised questions about how she managed to enter despite the restrictions imposed by Brussels. Read more
Venezuela claims as its own the Esequibo region, a territory of about 160,000 square kilometres that has been administered by Guyana since 1899.
Venezuela to defend country's claim over mineral-rich Guyana region
Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodríguez arrived in the Netherlands on Sunday where she will defend her country’s claim to a mineral- and oil-rich region in western Guyana before the United Nations highest court in a dispute that has spanned decades. The International Court of Justice in The Hague is holding a series of hearings with the South American neighbours which both claim ownership of Essequibo — a territory of nearly 62,000 square m…
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The Seattle TimesVenezuela’s leader to defend her country’s claim over mineral-rich Guyana region before UN court
CARACAS (AP) — Venezuela ’s acting President Delcy Rodríguez arrived in the Netherlands on Sunday where she will defend her country's claim to a mineral- and oil-rich region in western Guyana before the United Nations highest court in a dispute…
Venezuela’s leader to defend her country’s claim over mineral-rich Guyana region before U.N. court
Venezuela's acting President Delcy Rodriguez arrived in the Netherlands on Sunday where she will defend her country's claim to a mineral- and oil-rich region in western Guyana before the United Nations highest court in a dispute that has spanned decades.
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