AFP: Guyana says Venezuelan claim is threat to its survival
Washington (AFP) - Guyana's territorial dispute with neighboring Venezuela represents a threat to its very survival, President David Granger warned Friday in Washington.
After a recent offshore oil find, the row between the two countries has escalated, with Venezuela laying claim to a huge swathe of Guyana's territory.
"Guyana at the moment is facing a challenge to its survival by a larger state," Granger told guests at the William Perry Center of Hemispheric Defense Studies.
Update #1: Granger: Guyana is facing a challenge to its survival -- El Universal
Update #2: Guyana Considers Alternatives as Venezuela Oil Program Wobbles -- Bloomberg
WNU Editor: A good friend of mine is from Guyana .... and I have been to the country two times .... one in the late 1990s, and I did a visit in 2000. Venezuela can make all the claims that it wants .... but the people in the disputed region speak English and see themselves as a part of Guyana .... not Spanish speaking Venezuela. This is more of a move by Venezuela to distract the country from its severe economic crisis. But Guyana's President David Granger does have a point .... if the situation in Venezuela further deteriorates ... which according to Zero Hedge it is happening right now .... Venezuela's Hyperinflation Crack-Up Boom On Its Way To Outer Space (Zero Hedge) .... who knows what the Venezuelan government may do next.
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If your position is biased because you have a good friend from Guyana, you should refrain to comment on this issue unless you have another very good friend from Venezuela. Don't expect to do such analysis without even studying the issue a little.
I am not making an analysis .... just stating an observation. Guyana is an English speaking country .... Venezuela is Spanish. The language, culture, even racial composition (Guyana is primarily East Indian and black) ... they see themselves uniquely different from Venezuela.
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