The Caribbean Democrat Union (CDU) has called out Venezuela President Nicholas Maduro over his actions in the border controversy with Guyana.
The CDU, which includes Saint Lucia’s opposition United Workers Party (UWP), is an alliance of center-right and conservative parties in the wider International Democrat Union (IDU).
Last week, the CDU tabled a resolution at an IDU executive meeting in Washington, D.C., expressing deep concern over the Guyana-Venezuela situation.
The resolution said President Maduro’s actions were a direct threat to Guyana’s sovereignty and an affront to the peace and political stability of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM).
Maduro has announced several measures to enforce a December 3 referendum outcome in Venezuela.
Venezuelans voted by a wide margin to approve the takeover of the disputed territory in Guyana.
The referendum occurred despite an International Court of Justice (ICJ) order for Venezuela to maintain the status quo.
The CDU resolution said the organisation rejected the ‘unconstitutional referendum’.
The resolution also spoke of the need for all of CARICOM’s strongest possible condemnation of Maduro’s threats and expressed intentions to annex nearly three-quarters of Guyana.
“This is a moment in history where we must now demonstrate the strength and character of CARICOM, ” the document asserted.
It called on all CARICOM leaders to make a joint statement condemning President Maduro’s actions and for an immediate de-escalation of ‘this volatile situation.’
“The CDU further calls on CARICOM and the International Community to engage in discussion to determine a diplomatic solution with haste and to respect the authority of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on this longstanding dispute,” the CDU resolution stated.
These daily statements recorded by CARICOM & CDU officials (who are merely empty suits “lying” in the service of the empire of lies), are meant to provide cover for the forced retrenchment (forced on the US by BRICS+) of the global neocon project & the reassertion of US hegemony over the few remaining western hemisphere states, whose “leaders” are susceptible to bribery & outright extortion!
@Nudge, do us a favour, book a ticket to one of your fantasy BRICS countries and stay there in stead of wasting your time criticising the region you live in everyday. I hear Russia is nice at this time of the war, I mean year.
Wow! So “Nudge” do you approve Venezuela taking over more than half of Guyana? I’m hoping you can give a simple answer to this question. I’m not asking about US hegemony, lying suits or bribery & corruption. Simply and directly, do you think it is the right thing for Venezuela to take over about 60% of Guyana?
@M L: I would not approve of, neither do I think that Venezuela should take over 60% of Guyana.
However, that is not the question under consideration in this dispute, is it?
The real question under consideration is restoring the legal claim to Venezuela and its citizens, over lands that were fraudulently taken from them by Great Britain, with the complicity of the United States.
You will note that Venezuela has never ceded its claim over the stolen lands, and has continuously disputed its ownership for nearly 210 years!
@Oh Really: Unlike you, I don’t know how to assign personality to a country or region, so I have never criticised a region!
When I talk about CARICOM & CDU above, I have in mind the citizens of those entities; and I reserve sharp criticism for the thieving rogues who arrogate unto themselves, the rights & privileges of citizens who have elected them into public office, or not.
I know that the very nature of the Dunning-Kruger Effect of which you’ve suffered most of your adult (?) life prevents you from eliminating the affliction, but I will persist with you.
In the article above, titled, “Guyana President Agrees To Meet His Venezuela Counterpart,” I have linked to a video that will start you on the arduous journey of recuperation. Good luck!
@Nudge, you seem to have a lot of time on your hand, possibly an older person. Why don’t you spend your time with your family. Are your initials E B?
#Nudge. Your second point is right on target. This issue regarding the disputed territory has been going on since the 1800s and there has been no resolution. And I agree that it’s not about taking over territory but how this issue can be amicably resolved. And you are correct. This whole thing is the fault of England and the US. only those who keep their eyes shut or are the puppets (CDU) of the neocons who will say “pack your bags and go”. Nonsense!
Cocoloram now it’s good timing for you to pack up and return to Guyana . Fair Helen never wanted before and worst yet now
The real question under consideration is restoring the legal claim to Venezuela and its citizens, over lands that were fraudulently taken from them by Great Britain, with the complicity of the United States. I guess you were on the Santa Maria ⛵️. Did the Spaniards took it legally from the indigenous people? The Europeans fought each other for territories, deals were made, agreements were made made. Who knows who is right? Who can come and rearrange history for us to know the legal claims? Spain, the British, the Dutch, the French.
@Mal tet: Since you cite my own comments as a preamble to the scenario you presented for solution, I think it is only fair that I be the one to respond, with Venezuela’s long-standing claim being the focus of my exposition (even simpler than you think).
I first want to establish that before the Europeans came to the western hemisphere, the concept of collective land ownership was in effect; individual/private land ownership was never part of the cultural equation of the indigenous peoples.
Although Venezuela’s claim over the last 2+ centuries is based on European law regarding land ownership, their claim is still valid if we step back to their original, indigenous precept of collective land ownership. Why, you ask? It’s because there is an unbroken lineage of indigenous folk still represented in the census of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela!
In fact, Hugo Chavez was mestizo (mixed blood – predominantly indigenous), as are more than 67% of the Venezuelan population; which was the main reason why the USA, Canada & Europe (except for Russia) were so hell-bent on overthrowing his democratically-elected government. This white opposition of oligarchies (masquerading as democratic republics) was even more livid when he rejected the concept of private land ownership, nationalizing all lands involved in resource-extraction and reverted them back to collective ownership through the entity known as the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela! In that way, the natural resources of Venezuela are being extracted (despite illegal sanctions) for the augmentation of the collective wealth of the people, not only for the white oligarchs, who monopolized land ownership before Chavez became the people’s chosen steward of their patrimony!