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Venezuela’s government said voters approved a plan to annex the oil and gas-rich Essequibo region of neighboring Guyana in a referendum held Sunday.

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This marks the latest escalation in a long-standing territorial dispute between both countries.

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A referendum held on Sunday gave Nicolas Maduros government a mandate to seize control of the disputed Essequibo region, election officials said.

The Maduro regime is threatening to destabilize the Caribbean in a bid for offshore oil reserves, in a move likely to invite back crippling US sanctions.

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The potential for Venezuela, an ally of Russia, to follow the referendum with an incursion into western-leaning Guyana has raised concerns in the region.