The UK stands with Guyana, @presidentaligy.
In Georgetown today, I reiterated our steadfast support for Guyana’s territorial integrity, sovereignty and regional peace.
The people of Guyana deserve to be free from threats to their country. pic.twitter.com/QGDKgND9e0
— David Rutley MP (@DavidRutley) December 18, 2023
Monday’s talks between Ali and Rutley “focused on the continuation and expansion of the relationship between the United Kingdom and Guyana, especially in areas of security and sustainable economic development,” according to a statement from Guyanese authorities.
Venezuelan Foreign Minister Yván Gil replied also on X that “the former empire, invader, and slaveholder, which illegally occupied the territory of Guiana Essequiba and acted in a cunning and devious manner against the interests of Venezuela, insists on intervening in a territorial controversy that they themselves generated.”
“This controversy will be resolved directly between the parties,” he added while calling Rutley a “filibuster.”
Venezuela maintains Essequibo is a part of its territory from the time it was a Spanish colony.
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