After the referendum, Maduro declared the resource-rich Essequibo region the 24th state of Venezuela and has already begun issuing its oil production licenses

After the referendum, Maduro declared the resource-rich Essequibo region the 24th state of Venezuela and has already begun issuing its oil production licenses

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December 6 2023, 09:59 AM • 26567 views

President Maduro has declared the western part of Havana, Essequibo Province, the 24th state of Venezuela. He gave oil companies operating in the sea three months to complete operations. The government of Guyana is demanding the intervention of the UN Security Council.

President Nicolas President Nicolas Maduro announced that the western part of Guyana - Essequibo - has become the 24th state of of Venezuela. His first order of business was to issue licenses for oil production in this resource-rich region. This was reported by UNN with reference to local media.

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President of Venezuela Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro announces the creation of a comprehensive defense zone Guyana-Essequibo with three zones of integrated development and 28 sectors of integrated development. of integrated development. He appointed Interior Minister Rodriguez Cabello as the head of the Guyana-Essequibo state government, whose political and administrative whose political and administrative headquarters will be located in Tumeremo in Venezuela.

He also said that in the near future all educational institutions of the country will be sent a new map of Venezuela, which will include the state of Guyana-Esequiba.

Nicolas Maduro has also announced that he is establishing in Essequibo offices of agencies that issue licenses for gas, oil and minerals production. He gave oil companies operating offshore offshore, he gave three months to complete the work.

To recap,

On Sunday, Venezuela Venezuela held a referendum, according to the official results of which about 95% of of citizens voted in favor of Essequibo's inclusion in Venezuela.

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President of Guyana Irfaan Ali called the referendum a pretext for the annexation of the region by Venezuela. Attorney General of Guyana Anil Nandlall said that he would ask the UN Security Council for help from the UN Security Council if Venezuela takes further steps. Essequibo makes up two-thirds of Guyana's land area, home to 125,000 out of the 800 thousand people living in Guyana.

Venezuela has been making territorial territorial claims to Guyana and plans to annex Essequibo. The fact is that this region is rich in oil. in oil. After the discovery of another field in October this year, it became it became clear that Guyana's oil reserves exceed those of Kuwait or the United Arab Emirates. Arab Emirates.