U.S. Government Downplays Venezuela's Activity on Border with Guyana: 'Very Small in Size and Scale'
White House spokesperson John Kirby said that the administration doesn't see "indication that there's about to be hostilities"
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White House spokesperson John Kirby said that the administration doesn't see "indication that there's about to be hostilities"
GEORGETOWN, Guyana -- Guyana's government said Saturday that it has satellite imagery evidence from friendly Western allies showing Venezuelan military movements near the South American country's eastern border with Guyana.
The Government of Guyana has raised alarms over what it describes as aggressive military movements by Venezuela near its eastern border, citing satellite imagery provided by Western allies as evidence. This development, announced on Saturday, is seen as a direct breach of the peace agreement, known as the Argyle Agreement, signed in December in the Caribbean aimed at de-escalating longstanding border tensions between the two South American nations.
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Caracas, Feb 11 (EFE).- The Bolivarian National Armed Forces have a “non-hostile presence in the Essequibo territory” to advance in its “integral defense,” Venezuela’s Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino said Sunday, a day after Guyana’s Foreign Minister Hugh Todd denounced a Venezuelan military deployment near the border. Guyana’s government said Saturday that it has satellite imagery …