Britain will deploy a Royal Navy warship to Guyana in solidarity with the Commonwealth nation – because the South American nation argues with Venezuela over jungle territory containing enormous quantities of oil and gasoline.
HMS Trent – a ship used for “defence diplomacy” in accordance with the federal government – will participate in joint workout routines with Guyana after Christmas.
A Ministry of Defence spokesperson mentioned: “HMS Trent will visit regional ally and Commonwealth partner Guyana later this month as part of a series of engagements in the region during her Atlantic patrol task deployment.”
The disputed area is Esequibo in western Guyana – a 62,000 square-mile space across the Essequibo river.
Guyana and Venezuela each declare possession of it – a dispute relationship again to the late nineteenth century, when Guyana was nonetheless a British colony.
Venezuela renewed its claims to the land after 11 billion barrels of recoverable oil and gasoline had been discovered off the coast of Guyana in recent times.
Tensions have escalated since a referendum in Venezuela in early December, during which an enormous majority of voters are mentioned to have supported their authorities’s declare to Esequibo.
The British warship is in Barbados over Christmas, then will head to Guyana for naval actions.
The ship isn’t anticipated to dock in Georgetown, Guyana’s capital.
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Foreign Office minister for the Americas and Caribbean, David Rutley, bolstered the UK’s help for the Commonwealth nation on a go to earlier this month.
Mr Rutley mentioned: “The border issue has been settled for over 120 years. Sovereign borders must be respected wherever they are in the world.”
He mentioned Venezuela had promised to chorus from using drive and any additional escalation within the dispute.
He added that the UK would work internationally “to ensure the territorial integrity of Guyana is upheld”.
Earlier this month the US reaffirmed its help for Guyana’s sovereignty.
Source: information.sky.com”