Hearings in the territorial dispute between Guyana and Venezuela to begin on May 4

The hearings in the territorial dispute between Guyana and Venezuela will begin on May 4 in The Hague, as announced by Guyana’s Attorney General, Mohabir Anil Nandlall.

The official explained that “the International Court of Justice will begin hearings on the merits of the case that Guyana filed against Venezuela regarding the territorial dispute over the Essequibo, a large territory administered by Georgetown and claimed by Caracas.”

According to Nandlall, international lawyers representing Guyana will participate in the hearings in The Hague.

The 1899 Paris Arbitration Award granted sovereignty over the Essequibo territory to what was then British Guiana. The Essequibo is a border territory of approximately 160,000 square kilometers, rich in oil deposits and natural resources.

Venezuela declared the award null and void and signed the 1966 Geneva Agreement with the United Kingdom, which established a commission to resolve the historical dispute. However, this commission never materialized.

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Source: notitarde

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