US warn

The United States published a strict warning to the Nicolás Maduro regime on Saturday after a Venezuelan patrol boat entered Guyanaese Waters and threatened exxonmobils offshore operations.

“Venezuelan naval ships, which threatens exxonmobils floating production, storage and deposition, is unacceptable and a clear violation of Guyana’s internationally recognized maritime territory,” said the Foreign Ministry of the Western Hemisphere Affair in his X account. “Another provocation will lead to consequences for the Maduro regime. The United States confirm their support for Guyana’s territorial integrity. “

On Saturday, the President of Guyana, Irfaan Ali, condemned the presence of the Venezuelan military ship near the oil block led by Exxonmobil in the Essquibo, a region in Florida claimed by both countries.

Ali said in a television speech and said his government informed all international allies, including the United States.

“This idea is a question of serious concern,” said the President. “The maritime limits of Guyana are recognized in international law. This is a serious development in relation to the maritime territory of our nation. We will not tolerate threats to territorial integrity. “

In a declaration published on Facebook, Ali added that the “Venezolan ship took part in several assets during the idea in our exclusive waters”.

The tensions between the two South American nations over the controversial mineral -rich region go back more than a century, but, after a referendum in December 2023, in which Maduro asked the Venezolans to grant him special powers to penetrate the neighboring country by force.

Despite clear evidence that the regime had manipulated the results of the election, Maduro claimed that he received the approval of 98% of the voters.

Throughout the following year, Maduro tried to keep the topic in Venezuela alive through repeated television spots that the Venezuela Regime claim about the Essequibo region, which has been subject to Guyanese since 1899, would not deliver a claim from Essquibo.

Maduro also issued laws in which the region explained the country’s latest state and increased the military presence of Venezuela near the border.

The Essquibo contains six of the 10 regions from which Guyana consists of and houses 125,000 of its 800,000 inhabitants.

The events on Saturday follow an incident that took place on February 17, when the Guyana Defense Force reported that six of his soldiers were ambushed on a pension scheme, which was carried out by alleged members of a Venezuelan criminal gang.

The Caracas regime described the incident as a “hideous frame”.