The UN Security Council met behind closed doors, this Tuesday (9), to discuss the dispute between Venezuela and Guyana over the territory of Essequibo.
The meeting took place at the request of the President of Guyana, Irfaan Ali, who requested, last Friday (5), the meeting in a letter to the Presidency of the collegiate, occupied in April by the representative of Malta, Vanessa Frazier.
At the meeting, the person who spoke on behalf of Guyana was the Guyanese ambassador to the United Nations, Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett.
“In her remarks, she provided a complete overview of the history of the border controversy and highlighted the actions that were taken by Venezuela in violation of diplomatic agreements,” the country's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement after the meeting.
“She emphasized Guyana’s commitment to peace, the rule of law and to the resolution of dispute through the International Court of Justice (ICJ),” he added, saying that Rorigues-Birkett emphasized the collegial’s responsibility “to ensure respect for the Rule of law and adherence to the fundamental principles of the United Nations Charter”.
The diplomat also urged the Council to pressure Venezuela to seek a peaceful solution to the dispute through the ICJ – the UN's main judicial body, which is not recognized by the government of Nicolás Maduro.
Venezuela participated in the meeting by invitation, represented by Samuel Moncada, Caracas ambassador to the UN.
“We stop Guyana and its allies from imposing their false version on Guyana Essequiba [nome dado pelo governo Maduro ao promulgar anexação do território de Essequibo]. Venezuela spoke for the first time at the Council after two generations,” Moncada published on social media.
Today we prevent in the UN Security Council that Guyana and its allies imposed their false version on the Guayana Esequiba. Venezuela spoke for the first time in the Council of Two Generations. See some of their results here pic.twitter.com/zGH1Pv2AYQ
— Samuel Moncada (@SMoncada_VEN) April 9, 2024
In the video, the diplomat said that the meeting was interesting and the work was accomplished.
He claimed that if he had not attended the meeting, Guyana would have convinced the Council that the entire territory of Essequibo is theirs and that they have full rights to the region.
“When we claim this territory, we have been doing so since 1962 and we have historical reasons. […] We are balancing the weights, and the Council realized that there are two versions and that of Guyana does not have much basis”, stated Moncada.
In addition to the representatives of Venezuela and Guyana, the Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations for Europe, Central Asia and the Americas, Miroslav Jenča, as well as the representative of Haiti, representing the Caribbean Community (Caricom), spoke.
Source: CNN Brasil
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