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GEORGETOWN – Guyana said on Wednesday night that two Venezuelan fighter jets entered its airspace, circling a community on the countries’ shared border before returning to their own territory.
The incident is the latest in a long-running border conflict between the two South American nations.
Caracas says much of eastern Guyana is its own territory, a claim rejected by Georgetown. The conflict flared up in recent years as Guyana started developing oil reserves near the disputed area.
Guyana’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement that two Venezuelan army Sukhoi SU 30 fighter jets flew over the community of Eteringbang and a nearby airstrip along the countries shared border at a “very low altitude of 1500 feet” on Tuesday at about 1:20 p.m. They circled once before flying back into Venezuela, the statement added.
Full article Guyana has diplomatic ties with China, and the agreement with Taiwan could have some implications for Guyana s growing oil sector
Guyana has retreated from an agreement with Taiwan for the island to establish an investment office in the former British colony in South America. Beijing described Guyana s decision as a mistake that must be corrected, and it was.
Guyana has diplomatic ties with China, and the agreement with Taiwan could have some implications for Guyana s growing oil sector, a senior Guyana government revealed.
In effect Chinese state-owned CNOOC unit Nexen has a 25% stake in the Exxon/Mobil operated Stabroek block that has landed Guyana on the global oil map. And some of Guyana s Liza crude is running in Chinese independent refineries in Shandong province.
Taiwan to open an office in Guyana
RECIPROCATION? Although Georgetown made clear its ‘one China’ policy remained, Taipei has opened the door wide for Guyana to establish an office here, a source said
By Lu Yi-hsuan, Shih Hsiao-kuang and Kayleigh Madjar / Staff reporters, with staff writer
Taiwan is to open a representative office in Guyana, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced yesterday, establishing a presence in the South American nation that is to focus on economic ties, before eventually offering commercial and consular services.
On Jan. 11, an agreement was inked with the Guyanese Department of Foreign Trade to establish a “Taiwan office,” with the possibility that Guyana would open a reciprocal office in Taiwan, the ministry said in a statement.
US encourages Guyana to build Taiwanese ties
FORGING RELATIONS: More countries should deepen their unofficial ties with Taiwan, the AIT said, adding that US support for the nation is ‘rock solid’
By Lin Chia-nan / Staff reporter
The US encourages Guyana and Taiwan to advance their partnership and more countries to expand “unofficial ties” with Taiwan, the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) said in a statement yesterday.
The statement came after Guyana reneged on an agreement made with Taiwan on Jan. 11 to establish a Taiwan office in the South American country, citing its adherence to the “one China” policy and “miscommunication” over the signed agreement.
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