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Venezuela and Guyana have agreed not to threaten or use force in any circumstances to settle the dispute over the Essequibo territory and resolve any controversies within international law, including the 1966 Geneva Agreement, the countries joint statement, published by Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, showed Thursday.