Venezuela Renews Essequibo Claim at ICJ, Insists on “Exclusive” Ownership

𝙏𝙝𝙚 592 𝙂𝙪𝙖𝙧𝙙𝙞𝙖𝙣

The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela has once again escalated its claim over Guyana’s Essequibo region, with President-in-charge Delcy Rodríguez appearing before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Monday to assert what Caracas describes as its “historical rights” to the territory.

Rodríguez argued that Venezuela is the sole legitimate owner of Guayana Essequiba, advancing the government’s long-standing narrative that the controversy must be resolved under the framework of the 1966 Geneva Agreement.
In reaffirming its position, the Bolivarian Government insisted on the “absolute validity” of the Geneva Agreement, continuing to reject the legal weight of the 1899 Arbitral Award that internationally settled the boundary in Guyana’s favour.

The move underscores Venezuela’s ongoing effort to challenge the jurisdiction of the ICJ while simultaneously attempting to reframe the territorial controversy as an unresolved bilateral matter—an approach that stands in direct contrast to Guyana’s reliance on international law and judicial settlement.

𝙏𝙝𝙚 592 𝙂𝙪𝙖𝙧𝙙𝙞𝙖𝙣-𝙏𝙧𝙪𝙩𝙝 , 𝘼𝙘𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙗𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙮,𝙄𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙜𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙄𝙣𝙂𝙪𝙮𝙖𝙣𝙖 𝘼𝙣𝙙 𝘾𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙗𝙗𝙚𝙖𝙣 𝙋𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙨.— ✦—