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Guyana and Venezuela agree to refrain from force over disputed border territory
A man sells phone cables in front of a mural of the Venezuelan map with the Essequibo territory included in the Petare neighborhood of Caracas, Venezuela, December 11, 2023
THE leaders of Guyana and Venezuela promised, in a tense meeting in the eastern Caribbean island of St Vincent on Thursday, that neither side would use threats or force against the other.
But both sides failed to reach agreement on how to address a bitter dispute over a vast border region, rich with oil and minerals.
Instead, a joint commission composed of the foreign ministers of both countries and other officials will address the problem, with a report expected within three months.
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