Originally Posted by
Biggus
Thanks for the link, source noted.
On Sunday Venezuelans approved a referendum called by Maduro to claim sovereignty over Essequibo.
Venezuela has long argued the territory, which comprises two-thirds of
Guyana, was stolen when the border was drawn more than a century ago. But Guyana considers the referendum a step toward annexation, and the vote has its residents on edge.
Guyana has denounced the referendum as pretext to annex the land. It had appealed to the International Court of Justice, the United Nations’ top court, which on Friday ordered Venezuela not to take any action to change the status quo until the panel can rule on the two countries’ competing claims, which could take years.
I guess that the referendum passed, and the ICOJ is sitting there having coffee and discussing the esoterica of international law.
