Venezuela President Nicholas Maduro included the Essekibu region controversial with the neighboring Gayana in the new map of the country. A map with the Essekibo region included in it is published on the Maduro website.
“I instructed our Gayana -ESCOBO to be immediately included in the new Venezuela map, printed and widespread in all schools, lyceums, public councils, state institutions, universities and all houses of the country,” said Maduro.
The referendum in support of the initiative took place in Venezuela on December 3. 96 percent of voting participants expressed a “complete” support to the government in relation to the controversial region of Essexibo.
Gayana-Essexibo for centuries is the cause of territorial disputes. We are talking about the territory to the west of the Essekibo River of the same name, which occupies three quarters of the state of Gayan and is currently under its management. It is known that the region is extremely rich in natural resources.