Written question asked by Lord Howell of Guildford (Conservative) on Monday, 17 October 2016, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Monday, 31 October 2016. It was answered by Baroness Anelay of St Johns (Conservative) on Monday, 24 October 2016 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
Venezuela: Guyana
- Question
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To ask Her Majesty’s Government what recent assessment they have made of the government of Venezuela's claim to approximately two-thirds of the territory of Guyana, a Commonwealth member state.
- Answer
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The Government is aware of the ongoing border controversy between Guyana and Venezuela. This is a bilateral issue to be resolved between the two countries. We believe the 1899 Arbitral Award, to which we were a party, definitively settled the border. Both countries are signatories of the Geneva Agreement of 1966 which provides a range of mechanisms for dealing with this issue.
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- HL2363
- Session
- 2016-17
- Subjects
- Borders Sovereignty Venezuela Guyana
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- 2016-10-25 15:03:56 +0100
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