Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro said on Monday, without providing evidence, that his government disarmed a plot to blame Venezuela’s security forces for an alleged attack planned to a platform of the American oil company Exxon Mobil.
“They were preparing a false attack on the structure, the platform Exxon Mobil has at sea,” Maduro said on his weekly state television program. The Venezuelan President refers to the facilities that operate with permission from Guyana in waters that are the target of territorial dispute with Venezuela.
United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned in March that a Venezuelan attack on Guyana or Exxonmobil would be “a very bad situation” to Caracas, and threatened an unspecified US action if that happened.
Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodríguez said last weekend that the dispute over the territory of Essequibo is an invention. She claimed that the region belongs to Venezuela and accused Guyana of stealing resources. Rodríguez also stated that Caracas would respond firmly to any aggression.
In a joint statement with Rubio, Guyana’s president, Irfan there, said last week that he was very pleased with the US commitment to ensure the protection of his territorial integrity and sovereignty and that they had discussed “the threats of Venezuela.”
Essequibo is a vast region between Venezuela and Guyana claimed by both countries. The area has been the target of a territorial dispute since the late 19th century, when it was part of a British colony. The International Court is analyzing the case, although Caracas does not recognize its jurisdiction.
Guyana controls the territory and its government has stated that it will not tolerate annexation.
THE CNN He contacted Exxon and Guyana’s Foreign Ministry, and has not had no response.
This content was originally published in Maduro says it prevented alleged attack on an American oil platform on CNN Brazil.
Source: CNN Brasil
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