Venezuela is considering creating a new state to annex the Guyana region

The Venezuelan National Electoral Council (CNE) announced on Monday (23) the questions that citizens must answer in the consultative referendum scheduled for December 3, including the possibility of creating a state to annex Guyana-Esquipa, a region with an area of ​​​​about 160 thousand km Square in Venezuela. Conflict with neighboring Guyana.

The Venezuelans will decide whether or not they agree to “the creation of the State of Guyana-Esquipa,” and that “a plan will be drawn up quickly to provide full service to the current and future residents of this region, including, among other things, the granting of citizenship and a driver’s licence.” A Venezuelan identity,” said CNE President Elvis Amoroso.

Speaking to the press, Amoruso explained that this proposal would be implemented “in accordance with the Geneva Convention” of 1966, the only instrument that Venezuela considers valid in this controversy, and that, if approved, it would mean the incorporation of “that country.” On the map of Venezuelan territory.

The referendum will consist of five bilateral questions, through which Chavismo and Parliament, which is promoting the referendum, will seek a positive response from Venezuelans, including support for the “historical position.” [do governo] And not recognizing the jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice to resolve the regional dispute.”

It will also be questioned whether the voters reject “by all means the line fraudulently imposed by the arbitration award of 1899 in Paris” on which Guyana rests its claim.

Furthermore, Venezuela seeks to legitimize its defense of the Geneva Agreement and wants to know whether its population agrees to “oppose Guyana’s demands to act unilaterally at sea pending illegal border demarcation.”

Esquipa Guyana, rich in resources and minerals, was at the heart of a dispute between the two countries, and finds itself in a new episode of tension after the International Court of Justice announced that it has jurisdiction to resolve the dispute, which Venezuela rejects.

Recently, the Venezuelan government rejected bids for the oil areas implemented by Guyana, considering that it “intends to dispose of the maritime areas” within the disputed area.

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