The Royal Navy vessel, armed with 30mm cannon and a contingent of marines, is anticipated to anchor off the coast
The UK is getting ready to ship a “defence diplomacy” warship to Guyana in a present of assist for the previous colony in its lately rekindled border dispute with neighboring Venezuela, the BBC stated on Sunday.
The offshore patrol vessel HMS Trent will “go to regional ally and Commonwealth accomplice Guyana later this month as a part of a collection of engagements within the area” the broadcaster quoted a UK Defence Ministry spokesperson as saying.
Guyana’s relations with Venezuela got here underneath pressure early in December, when Caracas renewed its declare over the contested area of Essequibo. Tensions over the oil and mineral wealthy space have existed for the reason that nineteenth century. In 1899, US arbitration assigned the territory to the then British colony – a choice Venezuela by no means noticed as reliable.
Outcomes from a referendum on December 3 supported Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s transfer to reject the 1899 adjudication and any Worldwide Courtroom of Justice jurisdiction over the feud, in addition to endorsing plans to supply Venezuelan citizenship to Essequibo residents. He then despatched troops to the border close to Essequibo, or “Guayana Esequiba” as Caracas refers back to the territory.
Maduro and Guyanese President Irfaan Ali agreed to talks and signed the Declaration of Argyle, in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, on December 14. The settlement states that each side will chorus from escalating the battle additional, whether or not by “phrases or deeds.” A joint fee was established, and the 2 governments are planning to satisfy once more in three months to debate any new issues pertaining to the dispute.
UK Undersecretary for the Americas David Rutley visited Georgetown on December 18, promising Guyana “unequivocal backing” and vowing to “make sure the territorial integrity of Guyana is upheld.”
Venezuelan International Minister Yvan Gil Pinto referred to as the go to an try and “destabilize the area.”
He slammed the transfer on X (previously Twitter), saying “the previous invading and enslaving empire, which illegally occupied the territory of Guayana Esequiba and acted in an skillful and sneaky method towards the pursuits of Venezuela, insists on intervening in a territorial controversy that they themselves generated.”
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