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Caricom supports Guyana in border dispute with Venezuela, but there's also Petro Caribe
http://en.mercopress.com/2015/07/07/caricom-supports-guyana-in-border-dispute-with-venezuela-but-there-s-also-petro-caribe“Caricom stands firmly behind Guyana,” he said. “We do not think that there can be any compromise so far as Guyana's territorial borders is concerned.”
Venezuela has long-claimed about two-thirds of Guyana and has become more insistent about a large marine area where Exxon Mobil Corp. says it made a significant oil discovery.
“We believe that scope exists for an amicable resolution of present difficulties,” Stuart said. “Caricom also has a good relationship with Venezuela, and we are not about to try to disrupt the relationship or to pollute it in any way.”
David Granger, Guyana's newly elected president, praised Caricom for ensuing that the region remains peaceful. “We already have some commercial and cultural relations with Venezuela, and we expect those relations to continue,” he said.
