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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