The United States has announced plans to conduct military flights in Guyana on Thursday as part of a joint operation, coinciding with escalating tensions between the South American country and neighboring Venezuela over a disputed oil-rich region.
The American embassy in Guyana released a statement, stating, “In collaboration with the Guyana Defence Force, the U.S. Southern Command will conduct flight operations within Guyana on December 7.”
The statement emphasized that these flights are routine engagements aimed at enhancing the security partnership between the two nations, Barron’s reported.
A longstanding border dispute has intensified recently, focusing on the oil-rich Essequibo region. Guyana has held control over this area for more than a century, but Venezuela also claims it and has expressed an intention to take over.
The disagreement has gained momentum since ExxonMobil discovered oil in Essequibo in 2015.
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro heightened the pressure after securing overwhelming support in a recent referendum on Essequibo’s fate held on Sunday, as reported by Barron’s
The region is home to 125,000 of Guyana’s 800,000 citizens. Legal proceedings are currently underway at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague to determine the rightful borders of the disputed area.
Written & Edited by B.C. Begley
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