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Leaders of Venezuela and Guyana agree to avoid use of force in land dispute
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By David Shortell, CNN (CNN) — The leaders of Venezuela and Guyana said Thursday that they would not use force against each other amid a dispute over an oil-rich piece of Guyanese land and agreed to create a joint commission to address the territorial spat.
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Tensions are soaring between Guyana and Venezuela over century-old territorial dispute
Headline from The Republic ·
Guyana Agrees to Talks With Venezuela Over Territorial Dispute
Headline from Voice of America ·
Guyana, Venezuela Leaders Meet as Region Pushes to Defuse Territorial Dispute
Headline from Voice of America ·
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Leaders of Venezuela and Guyana agree to avoid use of force in land dispute
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — A century-old territorial dispute deepened by the discovery of oil is boiling over between neighbors Guyana and Venezuela. Steeped in patriotism, the Venezuelan government is seizing on the fight to boost support ahead of a presidential election among a population fed up wi…
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — The government of Guyana, under pressure from neighboring Brazil and a Caribbean trading bloc, agreed Sunday to join bilateral talks with Venezuela over an escalating territorial dispute.
The government of Guyana, under pressure from neighboring Brazil and a Caribbean trading bloc, has agreed to join bilateral talks with Venezuela over an escalating territorial dispute.
Recently discovered oil is transforming Guyana's fortunes. But neighbouring Venezuela has suddenly rekindled old claims of territorial ownership. Official Venezuelan maps now incorporate the disputed…
Venezuela claims that an improperly drawn border and arbitration agreement negates Guyana's claim to the Essequibo region, which is rich in oil and minerals.
The leaders of Guyana and Venezuela are scheduled to meet face-to-face as regional partners urgently seek to defuse a long-standing territorial dispute that has escalated after Venezuelans voted in a referendum to claim two-thirds of their small neighbor.
By David Shortell, CNN (CNN) — The leaders of Venezuela and Guyana said Thursday that they would not use force against each other amid a dispute over an oil-rich piece of Guyanese land and agreed to create a joint commission to address the territorial spat.
Venezuela and Guyana agreed not to use force to settle a border dispute over the oil-rich Essequibo region. The territorial dispute between the countries dates back to the 19th century.
Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro and Guyana's Irfaan Ali shook hands after a two-hour meeting on the Caribbean island nation of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
The leaders of Guyana and Venezuela have promised in a tense meeting that neither side will use threats or force against the other, but failed to reach agreement on how
The presidents of Venezuela and Guyana pledged after direct talks on Thursday not to resort to force to settle a long-simmering – and recently reheated – territorial dispute over the oil-rich Essequibo…
Venezuela and Guyana have agreed not to use force or threaten one another in their long-standing dispute over a vast border region with enormous oil reserves.
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