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The U.S. said it would conduct joint military flight drills in Guyana on Thursday amid rising tensions with Venezuela over a disputed Guyanese territory that's rich in oil.
The long-running dispute over Essequibo, which comprises some two-thirds of Guyanese territory, has intensified since ExxonMobil discovered oil there in 2015.
The United States announced joint military flight drills in Guyana on Thursday as soaring tensions over a contested oil-rich region with neighbor Venezuela prompted the UN Security Council to call an urgent meeting.In New York, the UN Security Council will meet behind closed doors Friday to discuss the tensions, according to an updated official schedule.
The U.S. said it would conduct joint military flight drills in Guyana on Thursday amid rising tensions with Venezuela over a disputed Guyanese territory that's rich in oil.
Essequibo is home to 125,000 of Guyana’s 800,000 citizens.