Marco Rubio warns Venezuela against attacking Guena on the Exxonmobil deal

Foreign Minister Marco Rubio said on Thursday that there will be “consequences” if Venezuela used strong measures to confirm demands for lands rich in resources under the control of neighboring Guaana.

Mr. Rubio said at a press conference in Georgetown, the air capital, that the US government is firmly opposed to “regional threats based on illegal regional demands by the NARCO tracking system.”

“There will be consequences for adventure.” “There will be consequences for aggressive actions, and for this reason our partnership in this regard will be important.”

In recent years, Venezuela has intensified demands to the Essequibo region, which forms about two thirds of Guyana and includes oil -rich external water as Exxonmobil leads oil production.

Mr. Rubio said that he will not specify what the Trump administration will be ready to do against Venezuela, but he pointed to the power and size of the US Navy, which means that the United States may take a military action.

Mr. Rubio and Hugh Todd, the Minister of Foreign Affairs in Guena, signed a memorandum of understanding of security cooperation in front of the press conference.

“I am very pleased with the reassurance of the United States to ensure the protection of our territorial integrity and our rule,” said Mr. Ali.

On March 1, Mr. Ali I was denounced What he called an illegal penetration by the Venezuelan naval ship to water near as Exxon leads a group of companies in extraction.

“This is a dangerous development related to the naval region of our nation,” he said on television. “We will not tolerate the threats of regional integrity.”

The US State Department expressed its support for Joyna and warned the government of Venezuela to the position of social media against “additional provocation”.

Vice President of Venezuela, Delice Rodriguez, said at the time that Mr. Ali was saying “lies full of memory” and that Exxon operations that produce oil were illegal.

Exxon discovered oil reserves in 2015. Essequibo was also cleared due to gold, bauxite, diamonds, uranium, manganese and other minerals.

On Monday, President Trump said he would impose a 25 percent tariff on any country that buys oil from Venezuela.

Mr. Rubio Station in Guyana was the first of them on Thursday during a round of three countries in the Caribbean and South American region. He was in Jamaica, where he met the Prime Minister, and then later flew on Thursday to Surinam.

Gayna and Surinam are oil -rich countries, Mr. Trump and Mr. Rubio stressed that the United States needs energy security, including by increasing fossil fuel production, despite fears among scientists about the in -depth climate crisis.

In January, Mr. Trump Withdrawal of the United States From the Paris Agreement to change climate. He did the same during its first term, but the United States re -introduced the agreement during the era of President Joseph R. Biden Junior.

On Tuesday, on the day that Mr. Rubio had left for his trip, Mauricio Clavere Caron, Mauricio Klaviron, indicated that Guena was about to become the largest oil producer in the world, crossing Qatar and Kuwait.

“He is seen as some of the greatest external opportunities in the world,” he told reporters. “Guyana’s security is a primary priority for us in the same way that we work with countries in the Gulf countries to ensure security cooperation from regional threats there.”

“We have seen the threats from Venezuela,” he added. ))

For many years, the United States government has maintained a hostile position towards the government of President Nicholas Maduro in Venezuela. The Trump administration imposed broad sanctions on the country and tried to support the opposition leader, Juan JojidoIn his attempt to dismiss Mr. Maduro.

At that time, Mr. Rubio, then a member of the American Senate represents Florida, Promotion policies It aims to deposit Mr. Maduro in favor of Mr. Guido.

After a The disputed presidential elections Last year, Mr. Maduro believed that Mr. Biden admitted the opposition candidate, Edmondo Gonzalez, as a legitimate winner.

A correspondent from Guena pressed Mr. Rubio on what the United States would do if the Venezuelan army is beating Guyana or Exagonobil.

“It will be a very bad day for the Venezuelan regime if they want to attack Guyana or attack Exagonobyl,” said Mr. Rubio. “It will be a very bad day, a very bad week for them.”

An audience of Joyanian officials applauded.

Mr. Rubio briefly landed in Paramaribo, the capital of Surinam, and met the president of the country, Chan Santuki, at the airport at approximately 5 pm, Mr. Santoki and Mr. Rubio told reporters that they discussed greater cooperation in the increasing energy industry in Surinam, which focuses on oil. Mr. Santuki said the economic partnerships between Guyana, Surinam and the United States can play an “important role” in the region.