The Venezuelan government has reiterated its rejection of the Paris Arbitration Award of 1899, which assigned the disputed Esequibo region to what was then British Guiana and is now Guyana. Marking the 127th anniversary context of the ruling, Caracas issued a statement maintaining its longstanding territorial claim.
Alongside its rejection of the historical arbitration, the Venezuelan administration invited the government in Georgetown to resume direct bilateral dialogue to resolve the ongoing territorial dispute.
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