Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Hugh Todd today met with Moses Chavez, Chargé d’ Affaires, Embassy of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to register the strong objection of the Government of Guyana over the issuing of a decree by Caracas purporting to assert sovereignty over the maritime area adjacent to Guyana’s Essequibo coast.
This is according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The decree on Thursday was also accompanied by bellicose and threatening language from Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.
President Irfaan Ali in an address to the nation on Saturday described the decree as a “legal nullity”.
