Venezuela's parliament approves creation of state in disputed oil-rich Essequibo
Venezuela's parliament has approved a law creating a federal state in the disputed oil-rich area of Essequibo across the border in Guyana, which on Friday slammed a "flagrant violation" of its sovereignty.
Caracas has long laid claim to Essequibo, which makes up about two-thirds of Guyana's territory, but started taking active steps to retrieve the land after massive offshore oil deposits were discovered there in 2015. Lawmakers unanimously approved a law on Thursday that was drawn up after a December referendum in which 95 percent of voters, according to officials, supported declaring Venezuela the rightful owner of Essequibo. "This National Assembly vindicates the right of the Venezuelan people to defend their territory," said MP Diosdado Cabello after the vote to make Essequibo the 24th state in the country. The law that was passed has been submitted to the Supreme Court to validate its constitutionality. Guyana's foreign ministry said in a statement the government was "gravely concerned over the adoption of a law by the Venezuelan National Assembly declaring the Essequibo region ... to be a constituent part of Venezuela." "This is a flagrant violation of Guyana's sovereignty and territorial integrity," said the statement, which called on the international community to "uphold the rule of law by rejecting Venezuela's illegal expansionism." Essequibo has been administered by Guyana for more than a century and is the subject of border litigation before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague. Venezuela rejects the court's jurisdiction in the matter.
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