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Leaders of Guyana and Venezuela arrive in St Vincent for talks

Melissa Wong
December 14, 2023 10:03 AM ET
Prime Minister of St Vincent and the Grenadines Dr Ralph Gonsalves welcomes the President of Guyana Dr Irfaan Ali at the Argyle International Airport on December 14, 2023, where a high level dialogue will take place between Guyana and Venezuela.
Prime Minister of St Vincent and the Grenadines Dr Ralph Gonsalves welcomes the President of Guyana Dr Irfaan Ali at the Argyle International Airport on December 14, 2023, where a high level dialogue will take place between Guyana and Venezuela.
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President of Guyana Dr Irfaan Ali and Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro have arrived at the Argyle International Airport in St Vincent and the Grenadines for their high-level dialogue.  

The talks were brokered by St Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves, who is head of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), and Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, in an effort to settle tensions between both countries.  

This follows the International Court of Justice’s (ICJ) recent provisional measures in the case concerning the Arbitral Award of October 3, 1899 (Guyana vs Venezuela). 

President of Venezuela Nicolas Maduro arrives at the Argyle International Airport in St Vincent and the Grenadines on December 14, 2023, for high-level talks with Guyana.

There was a media frenzy as both key leaders arrived at different times and were each warmly greeted by Prime Minister Gonsalves. 

Other regional leaders are also scheduled to be in SVG for the extremely important meeting. 

It is unclear how long the talks will last between the leaders of Guyana and Venezuela.  

A media conference is expected to be held at the end of the conversation today. 

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