Originally Posted by Demerara_Guy:
According to the report, Maduro is claiming “that the British Empire and all the other empires, and now oil company ExxonMobil had always wanted to control the estuary of Orinoco River, in complicity with past oligarchies that failed to defend the motherland through peaceful and respectful diplomacy.”
Guyana’s President David Granger has assured Exxon Mobil that it has nothing to fear in terms of its current operations in Guyana’s waters as the company has the backing of the Guyana Government, and international law as it continues exploration in Guyana’s exclusive economic zone.
Maduro threatens military action in Guyana/Venezuela controversy, June 25, 2015 9:51 am, [www.inewsguyana.com], Source
Maduro is "barking up the wrong tree" with the first the British Empire issue. The border settlement were resolved in 1899.
Hopefully, Guyana can maintain its stance as noted in the second paragraph.