Monday, November 4

UN takes no instant action at emergency situation conference on Guyana-Venezuela disagreement over oil-rich area

UNITED NATIONS– The United Nations Security Council took no instant action at a closed emergency situation conference late Friday asked for by Guyana after Venezuela’s referendum declaring the huge oil- and mineral-rich Essequibo area that comprises a big part of its next-door neighbor.

Diplomats stated the prevalent view of the 15 council members was that the global law should be appreciated, consisting of the U.N. Charter’s requirement that all member countries appreciate the sovereignty and territorial stability of every other country– and for the celebrations to appreciate the International Court of Justice’s orders and its function as an arbiter.

A possible press declaration was flowed to council members and some stated they required to consult capitals, the diplomats stated, speaking on condition of privacy since the assessments were personal.

At the start of Friday’s conference, the diplomats stated, U.N. political chief Rosemary DiCarlo informed the council on the conflict.

In a letter to the Security Council president asking for the emergency situation conference, Guyana Foreign Minister Hugh Hilton Todd implicated Venezuela of breaching the U.N. Charter by trying to take its area.

The letter stated the arbitration in between then-British Guiana and Venezuela in 1899 and the official separation of their border in a 1905 arrangement.

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