Two Venezuelan Sukhoi SU 30 fighter jets enter Guyana’s airspace 4 March 2021 (Last Updated March 4th, 2021 11:28)
Guyana Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Minister Hugh Todd has said that two Venezuelan Sukhoi SU 30 fighter jets entered the country’s airspace.
A Venezuelan Air Force Su-30MK2 fighter jet. Credit: André Austin Du-Pont Rocha.
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Guyana Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Minister Hugh Todd has said that two Venezuelan Sukhoi SU 30 fighter jets entered the country’s airspace.
The jets flew over the community of Eteringbang and the airstrip at a ‘very low altitude’ on 2 March.
The incident is the latest in a ‘long-running border conflict’ between Guyana and Venezuela.
Caribbean News Global
March 5, 2021
By Caribbean News Global contributor
GUYANA / VENEZUELA â Following the minister of foreign affairs and international cooperation, Hugh Todd, summoned the Venezuelan ambassador to Guyana, His Excellency Luis Edgardo Diaz Monclus to hand over a protest note and register the government of Guyanaâs condemnation âthat on Tuesday, March 2, 2021, at approximately 13:20 hrs., two Venezuelan Sukhoi SU 30 fighter jets, flew over the community of Eteringbang and the airstrip at a very low altitude. The fighter jets then circled the location once before proceeding in an easterly directionâ is a violation of Guyanaâs sovereignty.
The two countries have subsequently issued separate statements:
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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.