00:00And Venezuela appeals to the International Court of Justice to defend its historical rights over Guayana-Esequiba.
00:07The legal delegation led by Foreign Minister Ivan Hill, with his review in the contentious proceedings,
00:13reaffirmed that it is participating in the hearing to reaffirm its position of not recognizing the jurisdiction of the ICJ
00:19to settle the dispute since the Geneva Agreement is in force and establishes that Venezuela and Guayana
00:25must sit down to negotiate in a consensus-based and mutually agreed manner.
00:30Venezuela has reiterated that it will defend its historical rights in any forum
00:34and that the outcome of this international court does not change the substance of the matter
00:39since the Geneva Agreement, at the time of its signing in 1966, set aside the 1899 Paris Abitual Award.
00:53And through his official telegram account, Venezuela's Foreign Minister Ivan Hill said,
00:57Venezuela is appearing before the hearing convened unilaterally by Guayana at the International Court of Justice
01:04to defend in this forum and in any other forum necessary our nation's historical rights over the territory of Guayana
01:11-Esequiba.
01:13In turn, he emphasized,
01:15Furthermore, we are here to reaffirm the illegality of this appeal as it violates the Geneva Agreement,
01:22the only legal instrument and agreement currently in force between Venezuela and Guayana
01:26for reaching a consensual solution to the territorial dispute.
01:30Finally, he reaffirmed the Bolivarian government reiterates its absolute and exclusive commitment to the Geneva Agreement
01:37under the mandate of the Venezuelan people as expressed in the 2023 referendum.
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