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SAO PAULO (Reuters) -Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Saturday expressed to his Venezuelan counterpart Nicolas Maduro rising concern over a territorial dispute between Venezuela and Guyana, Brazil’s presidential palace stated in a press release.
In a telephone name from Maduro to Lula, the Brazilian president known as for dialogue, stating that it was essential to keep away from unilateral measures that might escalate the scenario.
Tensions between Venezuela and Guyana have been rising in the previous couple of weeks over a long-running border dispute over Esequibo, an space in Guyana the place huge discoveries of offshore oil and gasoline have been made.
Final weekend, voters in Venezuela rejected the Worldwide Court docket of Justice’s (ICJ) jurisdiction over the world, backing the creation of a brand new state.
Lula additionally recommended that the professional tempore president of the Neighborhood of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) — Ralph Gonsalves, prime minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines — ought to handle the problem.
Lula reiterated that Brazil is able to help and comply with dialog initiatives, reinforcing a joint declaration by South American nations that was launched earlier this week.
The US and Brazil are consulting one another on the border dispute between Venezuela and Guyana, the press workplace of the U.S. Embassy in Brasilia stated.
“We reaffirm the United States’ unwavering support for Guyana’s sovereignty,” it stated in a press release that stated each governments desire a peaceable decision of the battle.