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Caracas claims that since the referral of the territorial dispute to the ICJ, Georgetown has abandoned direct diplomacy in favor of unilateral actions.
Caracas and Georgetown have historically claimed the Essequibo Strip as part of their territories. The dispute dates back to the 19th century.
The non-binding vote will measure popular support for Caracas’ longstanding territorial claim over the Essequibo Strip.
The Venezuelan government and US-backed opposition returned to dialogue in Barbados to establish electoral conditions.
The Maduro administration had rejected Washington's "colonial" impositions in negotiating a joint natural gas project with Trinidad.