The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, through a forceful official statement, categorically rejected the cynical and fallacious message issued by the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, on the occasion of 125 years of null and void Paris Arbitration Award of October 3, 1899, through which it was intended to strip Venezuela of its territory in Guyana Esequiba and which today the Guyanese Government intends to revive.
“The Arbitration Award of 1899 was widely surpassed by the Geneva Agreementsigned on February 17, 1966, between Venezuela, the United Kingdom and British Guyana, today the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, with the aim of putting an end to the territorial controversy through a practical, acceptable and satisfactory arrangement for all parties. Venezuela reiterated in the official document.
In the text, which was released by the chancellor Yvan Gil On its social networks, Venezuela recalled that it has never given, nor will it give, its consent to submit the territorial controversy over Venezuelan Guyana Essequiba to the jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice, as Guyana claims, and that was confirmed by Venezuelans. in it Consultative Referendum from December 3, 2023.
Below is the full text of the statement:
Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
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With its statement, Guyana continues to lie before the world, desperately seeking to ignore that Venezuela has incontrovertible historical titles over the territory of Guayana Esequiba. On the other hand, the Cooperative Republic of Guyana is a simple heir to a historical colonial dispossession carried out by the United Kingdom of Great Britain, to satisfy its imperial policy and seize the immense wealth of Venezuela.
The entire process that gave rise to the Arbitration Award of 1899 was clearly fraudulent. The Treaty of Washington of 1897, which served as its basis, was negotiated between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and the United States of America by deceiving Venezuela, resulting in an unequal and unfair treaty and the original source of the invalidity of the criminal award of 1899.
With this background, there is no doubt that the Paris Arbitration Award of 1899 is null and void. Its legal source, the composition of the court, its lack of motivation and the excess of power that characterized it make said award one of the most scandalous attacks against a Latin American Republic in two centuries and a clear expression of territorial plunder committed by the empire. British, from which the Cooperative Republic of Guyana seeks to extract territorial benefits and at the same time present itself as a victim.
The 1899 arbitration award was largely surpassed by the Geneva Agreement, signed on February 17, 1966, between Venezuela, the United Kingdom and British Guyana, today the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, with the aim of putting an end to the territorial controversy through a practical, acceptable and satisfactory arrangement for all parties.
This Agreement is in force and is the regulatory framework that must be complied with in good faith by the parties, in accordance with international law.
The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ratifies that the International Court of Justice does not have jurisdiction to hear Guyana’s unilateral claim on the “validity” of the 1899 Award.
Faithful to its historical position, overwhelmingly ratified by the Venezuelan people in the consultative referendum held on December 3, 2023, Venezuela has never granted, nor will it grant, its consent to submit the territorial controversy over Guayana Esequiba to the jurisdiction of the Court.
The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela demands that the Cooperative Republic of Guyana cease its threats, together with its imperial partners, against the Venezuelan people and strictly comply with the Geneva Agreement, as the only valid path to a peaceful and satisfactory solution for both parties on the territory. of Guayana Esequiba.
The sun of Venezuela is born in Essequibo!
Caracas, October 4, 2024
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