{"id":14612,"date":"2023-12-19T21:24:50","date_gmt":"2023-12-19T21:24:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=14612"},"modified":"2023-12-19T21:24:51","modified_gmt":"2023-12-19T21:24:51","slug":"oas-condemns-venezuelas-aggression-against-guyana-supports-permanent-council-meeting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/oas-condemns-venezuelas-aggression-against-guyana-supports-permanent-council-meeting\/","title":{"rendered":"OAS Condemns Venezuela&#8217;s Aggression Against Guyana, Supports Permanent Council Meeting"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>The Organisation of American States (OAS) has strongly condemned Venezuela&#8217;s increased aggression against Guyana and has expressed support for a meeting of the Permanent Council to discuss the matter. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The OAS emphasizes the urgency and gravity of the situation, describing Venezuela&#8217;s actions as a significant concern for regional security and a threat to stability and territorial sovereignty in the hemisphere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a statement, the OAS underlines the importance of adhering to the boundary established in 1899 by an international Arbitration Committee, which is legally binding on all parties under international law. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The award is reinforced by proceedings and decisions at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), mandated by the United Nations Secretary-General in accordance with a 1966 agreement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The OAS notes Venezuela&#8217;s unlawful actions, including an illegal referendum on December 3, seeking to annex the Essequibo region. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This action is deemed a blatant disregard for international law and ICJ decisions, with an undemocratic use of democratic processes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The OAS highlights Venezuela&#8217;s previous aggressive actions, incidents, and acts of intimidation before the referendum, emphasizing that these actions not only jeopardize Guyana&#8217;s development and stability but also pose a broader risk to the security of Latin America and the Caribbean, as condemned by CARICOM.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In response to these developments, the General Secretariat reaffirms and endorses the request for a meeting of the OAS Permanent Council to discuss possible measures to mitigate the crisis and explore solutions respecting international law and regional stability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, the United Kingdom declares its firm support for Guyana&#8217;s defense of its territory against Venezuela. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>UK Foreign Secretary David Cameron asserts that the border controversy was settled in 1899, and any attempt to challenge it does not lead to a different outcome.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Tracy-OAS-PK.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Organisation of American States (OAS) has strongly condemned Venezuela&#8217;s increased aggression against Guyana and has expressed support for a meeting of the Permanent Council to discuss the matter. The&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":14613,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[350,351],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14612","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-politics"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14612","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14612"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14612\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14615,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14612\/revisions\/14615"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14613"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14612"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14612"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14612"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}