The Government of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines announces which country will host the meeting, and that Lula will be invited at the request of both sides
The Presidents of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro, and Guyana, Irfaan Ali, will meet next Thursday (November 14, 2023) to discuss the situation in the Essequibo region of Guyana. According to the government of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, the country will host the meeting.
CELAC (the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States) and CARICOM (the Caribbean Community) will mediate the meeting between the two leaders. In a letter sent to Maduro and Ali, the Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Ralph Gonsalves, said that the meeting would be “Historical” that it “success”. is reading Full document (PDF – 348 KB).
President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (PT) will be invited, “the to request” From both countries.
Earlier, Saturday (December 9, 2023), Maduro called the Brazilian President. According to the federal government, Lula said it was important to avoid unilateral actions that would escalate the situation – Venezuela held a referendum on December 3 on annexing part of Guyana’s territory. Caracas says the Venezuelan people approved the annexation.
The announcement of the meeting came on the day Maduro spoke “a dialogue”:
- Venezuela talks about dialogue – In his X profile, Maduro said Guyana needs to sit down and talk with Caracas;
- Guyana says it has never opposed dialogue – Less than 30 minutes after Maduro’s participation, President Irfaan Ali took to social media and said he was committed to peace and that he had always made it clear that he supported dialogue.
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