Venezuela Will Attend ICJ Hearing Amid Dispute with Guyana Without Recognizing the Body's Decision
Venezuela reported this Saturday that it will participate in the hearings of the International Court of Justice (ICJ), on May 4, regarding the territorial dispute with Guyana over the Essequibo region, but stressed that it will only be to 'show the world the truth' and ratified that it will not recognize the jurisdiction of this body or its decisions...
TL;DR
- Venezuela will attend ICJ hearings on May 4 regarding the territorial dispute with Guyana over the Essequibo region.
- Venezuela will only attend to 'show the world the truth' and will not recognize the ICJ's jurisdiction or decisions.
- Venezuela views the 1966 Geneva Agreement as the sole valid instrument for resolving the territorial controversy.
- The dispute originates from the 1899 Paris Arbitral Award, which awarded sovereignty of the territory to British Guiana.
- Venezuela declared the 1899 award null and void and signed the Geneva Agreement with the United Kingdom.
- Guyana brought the case to the ICJ in 2018, seeking confirmation of the 1899 Arbitral Award's validity.