Guyana poses no threat to Venezuela with British ship's presence
President of Guyana, Dr Irfaan Ali, has stated that neither Venezuela nor any other State has anything to fear from activities within Guyana’s sovereign territory or waters.
He gave this assurance as the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela on Thursday rejected the deployment of the British Navy ship, HMS Trent, to the coastal waters of Guyana.
President Nicolas Maduro announced that he had ordered the activation of the "General Domingo Sifontes Joint Military Action" of the entire Bolivarian National Armed Forces on the eastern Caribbean of Venezuela and the Atlantic Facade in response to the threat and provocation from the United Kingdom against Peace and sovereignty of Venezuela.
However, Guyana’s President, in a statement late evening, said:
" I have iterated before that we harbour no ambitions or intentions to covet what does not belong to us. We are fully committed to peaceful relations with our neighbours and all countries in our Region. Guyana remains fully steadfast in promoting and advancing peace whilst pursuing national development.
Guyana has long partnered with regional and international states to enhance internal security. These partnerships threaten no one and are not intended to be aggressive or constitute an offensive act against any State.
I wish to renew my best wishes to the people of Venezuela, our neighbours. "
Last week, it was reported that the UK was sending the Royal Navy Patrol Ship to Guyana in a show of support for the CARICOM country.
“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 task deployment,” a Ministry of Defence spokesperson said.
Venezuela, in response, said the presence of the military vessel was severe and described it as an act of hostile provocation and a violation of the recent Argyle Declaration.'
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