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...The move followed a December referendum in Venezuela in which voters backed making the region a Venezuelan state — a development regarded by Guyana as a prelude to annexation by Caracas....
...Luis Almagro, secretary-general of the Organization of American States, a regional group, said Ecuador’s actions could not be allowed to set a precedent....
...The deal that Chevron has designed tries to prevent that or to circumvent it, and to deny it. “[Guyana] was one of the most successful deepwater developments in the history of the industry....
...Venezuela is cutting ties with Ecuador over its raid on the Mexican embassy in Quito earlier this month....
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...Asked whether the US should reimpose sanctions on Venezuela, he said: “That’s a matter for the United States of America. We have not called on the US to reinstate them.”...
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...Moscow has equipped its military, although troops are said to be in a poor state of readiness. Guyana, by contrast, is a democratic state aligned with the west....
...Guyana is a member of the Commonwealth and the only English-speaking nation in South America....
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...Mexico has asked the UN to expel Ecuador over a police raid on its embassy in Quito last week....
...Venezuelan officials claimed majorities of more than 95 per cent in favour of five questions on Essequibo, including the creation of a new Venezuelan state encompassing the remote territory, the granting...
...of a stake in a Guyana oil project that is central to the deal....
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...Guyana and Venezuela have agreed not to escalate tensions over the disputed Essequibo region, following a day of talks between the two countries’ presidents....
...Officials in Caracas claimed majorities of more than 95 per cent in favour of five referendum questions on Essequibo, including the creation of a new Venezuelan state encompassing the remote territory....
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