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Guyana, Venezuela Presidents To Meet Thursday On Border Row

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his Guyanese counterpart, Irfaan Ali, will meet Thursday on their countries' growing dispute over the oil-rich region of Essequibo, amid mounting international warnings against escalating the row.

International Business Times

The Observer view: Maduro’s land grab in Guyana is a cynical ploy to hang on to power in Venezuela

The Guardian - UK

Lula Warns Maduro As South America Nervously Eyes Guyana-Venezuela Row

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva urged his counterpart Nicolas Maduro Saturday against escalating Venezuela's border row with neighboring Guyana, as South American leaders nervously monitored the deepening dispute.

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Tensions are soaring between Guyana and Venezuela over century-old territorial dispute

A century-old territorial dispute is boiling over between neighbors Guyana and Venezuela

The Independent UK

UN takes no immediate action at emergency meeting on Guyana-Venezuela dispute over oil-rich region

The United Nations Security Council took no immediate action at a closed emergency meeting requested by Guyana following Venezuela’s recent referendum claiming the vast oil- and mineral-rich Essequibo region that makes up a large part of its neighbor

The Independent UK

Oil At The Root Of Guyana-Venezuela Border Row

The discovery of vast oil deposits is blamed for reigniting a decades-old territorial dispute between Venezuela and Guyana that fast worsened as Guyana started granting licenses to multinationals to exploit crude in waters claimed by both countries.

International Business Times

Why Venezuela is threatening to annex Guyana's oil-rich province of Essequibo

The US air force has taken the unusual step of holding joint drills with Guyana as the United Nations scheduled an emergency meeting of the security council to discuss Venezuela’s threat to annex more than two-thirds of the oil-rich South American country.

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Calls Mount For Calm As Guyana-Venezuela Border Tensions Soar

The United States, through National Security Council spokesman John Kirby, urged the sides to find a diplomatic solution to the territorial dispute, saying "we don't want to see this come to blows."

Latin Times

Investment banks to put $10 billion into projects aimed at interconnecting South America

Four investment banks have announced during a meeting of leaders of trade bloc Mercosur they will put $10 billion for infrastructure works aiming to better connect South America

The Independent UK

Venezuela-Guyana Tensions Escalate Over Essequibo With U.S. Involved in Military Drills

The U.S. Army carried out a joint aerial exercise with Guyana. Washington reiterated its support for the country

Latin Times

Chevron, Exxon Responses Diverge Amid Venezuela-Guyana Border Buildup

ExxonMobil and Chevron are both waiting to see what happens next for Guyana, as a dizzying set of competing incentives come into play.

International Business Times

Venezuela-Guyana Tensions Soar, US Mounts Military Exercises

The United States announced joint military flight drills in Guyana on Thursday as soaring tensions over a contested oil-rich region with neighbor Venezuela prompted the UN Security Council to call an urgent meeting.

International Business Times

US to hold military exercises with Guyana amid border tensions with Venezuela

The United States announced joint military flight drills in Guyana on Thursday as soaring tensions over a contested oil-rich region with neighbour Venezuela prompted the UN Security Council to call an urgent meeting.

France 24

Guyana Army Helicopter Missing Near Tense Border With Venezuela

The long-running dispute over Essequibo, which comprises some two-thirds of Guyanese territory, has intensified since ExxonMobil discovered oil there in 2015.

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US throws weight behind Guyana in territorial dispute with Venezuela

Top US diplomat Blinken reaffirms support for Guyana’s sovereignty as Venezuela threatens to annex its Essequibo region.

The Independent UK

Helicopter carrying 5 senior Guyana military officials is missing near tense border with Venezuela

A military helicopter carrying seven people has vanished near Guyana’s border with Venezuela

International Business Times

Venezuela, Guyana Open 'Communication Channels' As Border Tension Mounts

Guyana and Venezuela agreed Wednesday to "keep the communication channels open" in a fast-worsening feud over a disputed, oil-rich region as Brazil reinforced troops on its northern border with the neighbors.

The Independent UK

Guyana's president says it is preparing for a possible incursion by Venezuela into disputed area

Guyana's president tells The Associated Press his country is taking every necessary step to protect itself from a potential incursion by Venezuela, which has ordered its state-owned companies to explore and exploit oil and minerals in Guyana’s vast Essequibo region that it considers its own

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Venezuela orders state companies to exploit oil and gas mines in Guyana territory

Order from president Nicolás Maduro comes after referendum on whether Venezuela should claim sovereignty over the region

The Independent UK

Maduro orders the 'immediate' exploitation of oil, gas and mines in Guyana's Essequibo

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is ordering the country’s state-owned companies to “immediately” begin to explore and exploit the oil, gas and mines in Guyana’s Essequibo region, a territory larger than Greece and rich in oil and minerals that Venezuela claims as its own

International Business Times

Venezuela, Guyana Tensions Rise Over Disputed Oil-rich Region

Tensions rose between Venezuela and Guyana Tuesday as Caracas proposed a bill to declare a Venezuelan province in a disputed oil-rich region and ordered the state oil company to issue licenses for extracting crude there.

International Business Times

Guyana Says Will Approach UN If Venezuela Moves On Disputed Region

Guyana said Tuesday it will approach the UN Security Council for help if Venezuela makes any moves on a disputed oil-rich region following a referendum Caracas says bolstered its claim to it.

France 24

Venezuela opposition leader Machado: 'The Maduro regime is in its weakest position ever'

In an interview with FRANCE 24, Venezuela's opposition leader Maria Corina Machado said that Sunday's referendum in Venezuela over the status of the disputed region of Essequibo was "absolutely not" the success proclaimed by the Maduro regime. According to electoral authorities, 95 percent of voters approved of Venezuela's claim to…

The Hindu

Needless diversion: On Venezuela’s refereundum and its claim over Essequibo

While a border crisis could be a welcome distraction for President Nicolás Maduro from domestic woes, it does not offer any solution to the crises that Venezuela is facing

International Business Times

Guyana 'Vigilant' After Venezuelans Vote On Fate Of Border Region

Guyana said Monday it would remain "vigilant" after Venezuelans voted overwhelmingly in favor of claiming an oil-rich border region that makes up more than two-thirds of its territory.

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