The Government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela categorically rejects the statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana where false accusations are issued on the occasion of the commemoration of the 57th anniversary of the signing of the Geneva Agreement.
Through an official statement, Venezuela responds that “it is precisely Guyana that has unilaterally tried to withdraw from the Geneva Agreement, with a legal interpretation born and financed by oil transnationals, thus ignoring its international responsibilities derived from a validly signed International Agreement”.
Below is the full text of the Communiqué:
Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
The Government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela categorically rejects the statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, within the framework of the commemoration of the 57th anniversary of the signing of the Geneva Agreement, in which the pronouncements that disagree with what should be a conduct attached to the rule of International Law and their duties in accordance with the aforementioned agreement.
Guyana knows well that although it did not even dream of being born as an independent State until 1966, Venezuela instead possesses the indisputable historical and legal titles that show that Guayana Esequiba belongs to it since before and after its formation as a free, sovereign and independent Republic in 1810.
The sole objective of the British empire was to strip Venezuela of its territory, to rob it and plunder its resources through the arbitration fraud in Paris in 1899 and that precisely this verification of the Venezuelan contention that the award is null is what gives rise to the Geneva Agreement, to resolve the territorial dispute amicably.
It is surprising that the Cooperative Republic of Guyana falsely accuses Venezuela of undermining the Geneva Agreement and instead boldly affirms that it does not prevent it from acts of active and arbitrary disposition, exploitation and degradation of the terrestrial territory, which abusively exceed any respectful administration formula with the reality of a contentious territory.
It is worrying that this line of conduct has led to the deplorable and protested “handover” of vast spaces of jungle, water, forest and planetary oxygen reserves, to the voracity of gold extractivism, among many other resources practiced by transnationals that, in no way , has had an impact for decades on the social and human development of the beloved people of Guyana.
It is precisely Guyana that has unilaterally tried to distance itself from the Geneva Agreement, with a legal interpretation created and financed by transnational oil companies, thus ignoring its international responsibilities derived from an International Agreement validly signed and registered with the United Nations Organization, which orders to resolve the territorial controversy in a friendly way, as Venezuela has always hoped to be fulfilled.
The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, in the exercise of the Bolivarian Diplomacy of Peace, demands that the Cooperative Republic of Guyana assume its international responsibilities seriously, sensibly and diplomatically, since the practical and satisfactory solution of the territorial dispute will depend on its conduct, as mandated by the Geneva Agreement.
Caracas February 18, 2023
