The Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) has approached Guyana to attend a meeting, or to agree to a meeting with Venezuela, regarding Caracas’ recent claim to Guyana’s maritime territory, Minister of Foreign Affairs Carl Greenidge says.
“We have of course had, and continue to have discussions with the Ambassador (of Venezuela) who is here, with her Minister in Caracas, and indeed the President sent an envoy not so long ago, with whom we had discussions, and we’ve had an invitation from UNASUR to attend a meeting, or to agree to a meeting with Venezuela on the bilateral front. I would say that all the possible avenues are being explored. We are making sure that the avenues that should be used will be used,” Greenidge was quoted as saying by the Government Information Agency (GINA).
On May 26th, Venezuela’s president Nicolas Maduro issued a Decree purporting to annex maritime zones belonging to
