Guyana Rejects Quest For US Military Base Amid Territorial Dispute With Venezuela

Photos: YouTube Screenshots Guyana’s Attorney General Anil Nandlall said Thursday that Guyana’s government has reassured neighboring Venezuela there is no plan for the U.S. to establish a military base in the South American country and that it has not made a formal request for one. Nandlall spoke to The Associated Press days after Daniel P. Erikson, U.S. deputy assistant secretary of defense for the Western Hemisphere, visited Guyana and one day after Guyanese officials announced they were seeking help from the U.S. to improve its defense capabilities. Nandlall and other officials in Guyana have sought to temper tensions with Venezuela over a disputed region known as Essequibo rich in oil and minerals that represents two-thirds of Guyana and that Venezuela claims as its own. “We have not been approached by the United States to establish a military base in Guyana,” said Guyanese Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo…READ MORE The post Guyana Rejects Quest For US Military Base Amid Territorial Dispute With Venezuela appeared first on Black Star News.