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The ship is being shipped amid a dispute with Venezuela over Essequibo; Delivery is scheduled for January 2024
The United Kingdom announced on Sunday (December 24, 2023) that it will send a warship to Guyana in January 2024. The ship is being sent amid the dispute with Venezuela over the city of Essequibo, on the US-South border. Information quoted from the news agency Reuters.
The ship's arrival is supposed to be accompanied by a visit by British Foreign Secretary David Cameron to Guyana. The goal is to provide support for the country, a former British colony.
On December 14, Guyana and Venezuela signed a joint declaration in which they agreed to resolve the impasse in accordance with international law. The two sides committed themselves not to use any kind of force and not to threaten each other's territorial sovereignty, directly or indirectly “Under no circumstances” In the Essequibo region dispute.
“Hey [navio do tipo] HMS Trent will visit regional ally and Commonwealth partner Guyana later this month as part of a series of engagements in the region during her Atlantic Patrol mission deployment.A British spokesman said.
Understand the issue
On December 3, Venezuelans voted in a referendum to annex part of Guyana's territory. Maduro announced this advisory measure on November 10.
The dispute between the two countries, which has lasted more than a century, is linked to the Essequibo region or Guyana-Essequipa. After the result, the Venezuelan government must decide strategies for annexing the territory.
Essequibo has an area of 160,000 square kilometers and is administered by Guyana. The region represents 74% of the neighboring country's territory, is rich in oil and minerals, and has access to the Atlantic Ocean.
The referendum asked 5 questions, in which Venezuelans chose among the answers “Yes” that it “no”. Approved By the CNE (National Electoral Council) of Venezuela in October.
These are questions about the 1899 Paris Report — the measure resulting from a treaty signed in Washington in 1897, which defined the territory as belonging to Guyana, a British colony at the time, and set a dividing line for the territory.
The questions also address the 1966 Geneva Convention – in which the UK recognized Venezuela's claim to Essequibo and classified the situation as negotiable.
One of them also questions the jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice to rule on the case. The United Nations judicial body in The Hague, Netherlands, decided on Friday (December 1) that Venezuela cannot take steps to annex the territory.
According to the decision, the government of Nicolas Maduro “They refrain from taking any action that would modify the situation currently prevailing in the disputed area.”. here Complete sentence (PDF – 227 KB).
The Government of Guyana designated the measure as “Provocative, illegal, void and devoid of any international legal effect”. The Venezuelan president was also accused of committing an international crime by attempting to weaken the territorial integrity of the sovereign state of Guyana. here Full statement (PDF – 19 KB).
The country also defends the Washington Treaty of 1897. “For more than 6 decades, the border has been internationally recognized, accepted and respected by Venezuela, Guyana and the international community as the land border between the two countries.”The country's government said.
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