Guyana will today ask the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to consider Venezuela’s breach of its obligations and planned actions which it feels amount to a “direct threat” to this country’s peace and security as well as that of the entire region.
While Guyana could expected support from three of the five permanent members: the United States, Britain and France, how Russia and China respond will be of great interest. There is the view in some quarters that Russia is using Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro to stir trouble in the region. China is also a close ally of Venezuela and also has strong ties with Guyana.
CARICOM will also hold an emergency meeting today to discuss the growing tensions, and particularly Caracas’ violation of the International Court of Justice’s directives and what it means for the regional bloc, sources say. At that meeting, this newspaper understands, Heads of State will hear “directly from President Irfaan Ali.”
