Caracas, 15 Mar The Venezuelan opposition led by Juan Guaidó on Tuesday demanded that the government of Nicolás Maduro form a team of jurists to prepare the counter-memorial that the country must submit to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in order to answer the allegations made by Guyana on the historic dispute of the Essequibo. “We have come to the International Court of Justice by omission and responsibility of Maduro and Chavez, who preferred to give more importance to Havana's advice and interests than to the historical interest we have in the claim,” said opponent and former deputy Williams Davila, quoted in a press release. On Monday, the former parliamentarian said that the Venezuelan government has committed “acts of treason” by “abandoning” the struggle over the border dispute. “The dictatorship has committed acts of treason against the country by abandoning the struggle for Essequibo territory,” said Dávila, who said that the Maduro Government was “negligent” in this matter by not going to the ICJ on March 8 to defend “the rights of the nation.” In March 2021, the ICJ set, by an order, March 8, 2022 as the deadline for the submission of a report by Guyana and March 8, 2023 for a counter-memorial by Venezuela. Last week, the Guyanese Government presented to the ICJ, in The Hague (Netherlands), its arguments for validating the arbitral award of 1899, which served to establish the border between then British Guiana and Venezuela, which has been maintained over time but which Caracas does not recognize. Venezuela maintains a claim on about 70% of the territory of Guyana, the Essequibo region, including the country's offshore oil reserves, arguing that the 1899 agreement is null and void. The Venezuelan government and the opposition agreed, on September 6 in Mexico, to “ratify and defend Venezuela's sovereignty over Guyana Essequiba”, in the negotiation process that was suspended in October following the extradition of Colombian businessman Álex Saab, alleged front man of President Nicolás Maduro. The Government of Guyana rejected that agreement, stating that it is “a threat to Guyana's sovereignty and territorial integrity”, according to a statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. CHIEF csm/sb/lll
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