According to the Financial Times on December 25, Britain will deploy a navy near Guyana to show support for the former British colony. Currently, Guyana is facing a territorial dispute with neighboring Venezuela.
According to the report, the United Kingdom's decision to send the "Trent" ** to Guyana later this month is a clear demonstration of British support for Guyana**.
British Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs David Ratley visited Guyana last week. In his meeting with Guyana** Irfan Ali, he stressed that the United Kingdom "unequivocally supports" Guyana's territorial integrity following Venezuela's claim to sovereignty.
The report also said that Maduro previously said that the mineral-rich Essequibo region belongs to Venezuela, which has belonged to Guyana for more than a century.
In response to the actions of the United Kingdom, Ivan Hill, the governor of Venezuela, angrily responded on the social platform X: "This empire, which was previously invaded and enslaved, illegally occupied (Essequibo) territory in the past and acted in a skillful and cunning way without regard for the interests of Venezuela, insisting on interfering in territorial disputes of their own making." ”
"This dispute will be resolved directly by the parties involved...... Hill saidWe will block new obstructive tactics that seek to destabilize the region. ”
The report mentioned that the British Royal Sea ** boat "Trent" is equipped with cannons and machine guns, has a crew of 65 and a Royal Marine Corps squad, and also carries the "Grayback Falcon" type
Guyana is a member of the Commonwealth of Nations and the only English-speaking country in South America. (Compiled by Hu Xue).