Guyana stresses need for respect of sovereignty, role of International Court of Justice

George Talbot

In its contribution to an open debate in the United Nations Security Council on Monday, Guyana has underlined the need for respect of sovereignty and the vital roles of institutions such as the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in what will be seen as veiled references to stepped up aggression by Venezuela since May last year over the border controversy between the two countries.

Guyana’s Permanent Representative to the UN, George Talbot delivered the presentation at the meeting at UN Headquarters in New York which was chaired by Venezuelan Ambassador to the UN, Rafael Dario Ramirez Carreno.

Earlier this week, the David Granger administration accused Venezuela of using its presidency of the