The Arbitral Award of 1899 settling the Guyana/Venezuela boundary should be respected, according to newly-accredited US Ambassador to Guyana Perry Holloway, who yesterday stressed that peaceful means consistent with international law should be used to settle the ongoing controversy between the two countries.
“We call on all parties to continue to respect the 1899 arbitral ruling and boundary unless or until a competent legal body decides otherwise or both parties agree on something else,” Holloway told a press conference at the US Embassy, in Kingston, in response a question on US’s position on the award in light
