GEORGETOWN. Guyana, CMC – The Biden administration in the United States and the government of Guyana remain committed to enhancing cooperation and coordination concerning Venezuela’s December 3 referendum.
The matter was discussed earlier this week during a meeting between a high-level US National Security Council team led by National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan and Guyana’s Foreign Secretary Robert Persaud.
The meeting was held at the White House on Monday.
The upcoming referendum seeks a stamp of approval from Venezuelans not to recognize the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to resolve the territorial controversy over the Essequibo Region and establish Essequibo as a state of Venezuela.
The intent is to be responsible for the current and future inhabitants of that Guyanese county, and they would be granted citizenship and national identification cards.
For Guyana and the United States of America, security cooperation remains a crucial component of their strategic partnership,” released the government’s information service.
Already, top officials of the US Army and their counterparts of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) this week wrapped up two days of talks on what the American embassy here said focussed on “upcoming engagements to include strategic planning sessions and processes to enhance both countries’ military readiness and capabilities to respond to security threats.”
Meanwhile, on Wednesday, Brazil’s Ministry of Defence said it was monitoring the situation between Venezuela and Guyana and that defense actions “have been intensified” in the border region.
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