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Guyana president calls Venezuela's Maduro an 'outlaw' in border dispute
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In an interview Wednesday with NBC News Now anchor Tom Llamas, Ali reacted to recent comments by Maduro that Venezuela “immediately will proceed to give operating licenses for the exploration and exploitation of oil, gas and mines in our Guayana Essequibo.”
Venezuela was ordered last week by the United Nation’s International Court of Justice (ICJ) to refrain from any changes to the status quo in the Essequibo region of Guyana.
Maduro claimed sovereignty over neighboring Guyana’s Essequibo region — where oil was found in 2015 — after a questionable referendum.
Maduro and Ali are scheduled to meet Thursday on the Caribbean island of St. Vincent for bilateral talks.
Maduro has been calling the refusal of Guyana to give up land in the region, which is about two-thirds of the country, an American agenda and imperialism, Ali said.
Ali said he thinks Venezuela is capable of “acting recklessly and in a manner that can destabilize the peace that exists within this region” but he added, "we are not afraid because we know we are starting on the right side of international law.
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