{"id":18181,"date":"2024-04-05T16:36:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-05T16:36:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=18181"},"modified":"2024-04-05T16:36:03","modified_gmt":"2024-04-05T16:36:03","slug":"ambassadors-condemn-venezuelas-claim-on-essequibo-region","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/ambassadors-condemn-venezuelas-claim-on-essequibo-region\/","title":{"rendered":"Ambassadors Condemn Venezuela&#8217;s Claim on Essequibo Region"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p><em>By Saskia Warrick<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chinese Ambassador Guo Haiyan and Dominican Republic Ambassador Ernesto Torres Pereyra have jointly denounced Venezuela&#8217;s recent actions to claim the Essequibo Region as theirs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The passage of the &#8216;Organic Law&#8217; by Venezuela, outlining steps for the establishment of a State of Guayana Esequiba, including the appointment of a governor and the assumption of legislative functions by the National Assembly, has sparked international concern.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This move directly violates the Argyle Agreement, a pact committed to mutual peace and explicitly stating that both Guyana and Venezuela shall refrain from any actions that could escalate conflicts arising from territorial controversies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ambassador Guo Haiyan emphasized the importance of upholding the Argyle Agreement, which was crafted through regional wisdom and contributions to maintain a &#8216;zone of peace&#8217;. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He urged adherence to the agreement for the sake of regional development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Echoing similar sentiments, Ambassador Ernesto Torres Pereyra of the Dominican Republic emphasized that any act compromising regional peace should not be endorsed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Both ambassadors underscored the significance of maintaining stability in the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The substantive case, which delves into the historical context and the 1899 Arbitral Award, remains pending before the World Court as the international community closely monitors developments in the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As tensions persist, international condemnation of Venezuela&#8217;s actions continues to mount, with calls for adherence to established agreements and respect for international law becoming increasingly urgent.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Saskia Warrick Chinese Ambassador Guo Haiyan and Dominican Republic Ambassador Ernesto Torres Pereyra have jointly denounced Venezuela&#8217;s recent actions to claim the Essequibo Region as theirs. The passage of&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":18182,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18181","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18181","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=18181"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18181\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18183,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18181\/revisions\/18183"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18182"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18181"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18181"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18181"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}