WikiLeaks: Lula was worried Venezuela would invade Guyana

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Two WikiLeaks cables released yesterday and dated January 2008 say that former Brazilian President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva and other senior officials were concerned that Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez would attempt to seize Guyana’s Essequibo by force.

Relations between Guyana and Venezuela have been on the upswing in recent years and the two cables…..

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