Guyana will defend itself “by all and any means” as fears mount that neighbouring Venezuela’s strongman president Nicolás Maduro will try to annex part of its territory, its vice-president has said.
“We will defend our country by all and any means whatsoever,” Bharrat Jagdeo told the Financial Times in an interview in Georgetown, Guyana’s capital, as the US ally faces an increasingly bellicose claim from Caracas over the vast and mineral-rich Essequibo region.
“We’re not a belligerent nation, we’re not an aggressive nation,” said Jagdeo, who served as president from 1999 to 2011. “We’re a small country that has placed its faith in diplomacy and international law.
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