Irfan Ali has attempted to de-escalate its conflict with Nicolas Maduro hours after he deployed his troops in the Eastern Caribbean of Venezuela. “Neither Venezuela nor any other state has anything to fear from activities within Guyanese territory or sovereign waters. I have repeated before that we do not harbor ambitions or intentions to covet what belongs to us,” the Guyanese president stressed when he was already the “people’s president.” had ordered the Bolivarian National Armed Force (FANB) the implementation of a “joint defensive action” upon arrival in the waters of Guyana of the british patrol boat HMS Trent.
As he United Kingdom as USA They are close allies of the government of Georgetown. “It is not about waging wars, but about better monitoring our exclusive economic zone and (safeguarding) our territorial sovereignty. Nothing we do threatens Venezuela,” insisted the Guyanese Vice President, Bharrat Jagdeo, who added that the arrival of HMS Trent It was planned for a long time and its capacity is very limited.
However, Maduro has ended the “truce” reached between both countries two weeks ago. And he has made it clear on the strategic board of the region, by immediately starting the joint action military exercise called Domingo Antonio Sifontes 2023, which has the deployment of combat aviation, anti-aircraft defense, warships and other weapons systems.
In the first phase, the Chavista revolution will deploy 5,682 combatants, several patrol boats and Russian Sukhoi aircraft. Commander of the Navy Neil Villamizar, He specified that the military exercises will be carried out in the Orinoco Delta and in the Gulf of Paria. The Maduro government also accused US Southern Command to “be synchronized” with these actions in what it considers “a direct threat to the peace and stability of the region.”
In his defense, the Guyanese president assured that his country has been “participating for a long time in international associations aimed at improving internal security. These associations do not represent a threat to anyone and in no way do they intend to be aggressive or constitute an offensive act against any state.”