About This Book
The book analyzes the position of Venezuela regarding its claim against Guyana on the Esequibo territory, according to the 1966 Geneva Agreement, which was signed, with the purpose on the part of Venezuela to achieve a peaceful, satisfactory and acceptable arrangement for the parties. The failure of the Mixed Commission, which was appointed in accordance with the provisions of the Agreement, resulted in a climate of political hostility created by Guyana towards Venezuela, which resulted in the signing of the Protocol of Port of Spain in 1970.
However, once the period established in the Protocol ended, Venezuela proposed to Guyana the resolution of the controversy through direct negotiation , but Guyana did not accept but proposed to opt for judicial settlement before the International Court of Justice, an issue that was rejected by Venezuela.
In this case the parties have only adopted the figure of the Good Offices for the resolution of the controversy, thus omitting the rest of the means of peaceful solution of controversies contemplated in article 33 of the Charter of United Nations, namely, the “negotiation, investigation, mediation, conciliation, arbitration, judicial settlement, recourse to organizations or regional agreements or other peaceful means of their choice”
The Venezuelan position has always focused on the practical settlement of the controversy, either through the diplomatic or political route, but never on accepting the judicial route as a method of solution, as it is totally against the nature of the agreement, which is why the interim presidency of Juan Guaidó and the National Assembly of Venezuela have joined efforts to make this position clear, the progress of which is set out below, which is reflected in this book.
