President (E) Rodríguez: Venezuela will never succumb to the surrender of the territory of Guayana Esequiba!

Published at: 11/05/2026 12:14 PM

The president in charge of the Republic, Delcy Rodríguez, emphasized that “Venezuela will never succumb to the surrender of its historical rights and integrity, inherited from our ancestors”, referring to the territorial controversy over Guiana Essequiba.

In this regard, during his speech before the international court, Rodríguez affirmed that Venezuela is a people of peace and that their common destiny will always be linked to the defense of their historical rights. “127 years later we are standing despite sieges, aggressions and threats to defend the territory of Guiana Essequiba,” he said.

He pointed out that in the memory of the country there are “the scars of history” and in its identity “the obstinacy of the peoples who learned to defend what is ours, not to give up in the face of difficulties and to march together for a future of peace and development”.

In the same way, he stressed that “the virtue of a country is not measured by its territorial extension, but by its efforts in the legitimate defense of its sovereignty, territorial integrity and inalienable rights”, stressing that Venezuela and Guyana are called by history and geography to live together and understand each other.

He reiterated that the only horizon for controversy is a return to direct dialogue and the search for mutually beneficial creative formulas that make it possible to transform the dispute into an opportunity for cooperation, joint development and well-being for future generations of both Peoples.

He also took the opportunity to recall that Venezuela has supported the decolonization of Guyana and was one of the first countries to recognize the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, while maintaining reservations about its historical claim to Guiana Essequiba. In addition, he added that the country has also promoted cooperation and development initiatives, although he reiterated that it is still the victim of territorial dispossession of colonialist origin.

Mazo News Team