INTERVIEW: Venezuela holds referendum on future of oil rich Esequibo region

CORRECTION APTOPIX Venezuela Guyana Dispute

CORRECTS BYLINE TO MATIAS DELACROIX INSTEAD OF ARIANA CUBILLOS - Members of the Presidential Guard line up to vote in a referendum about the future of a disputed territory with Guyana, at a polling station in Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, Dec. 3, 2023. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix) Source: AP / Matias Delacroix/AP

Polling booths have closed in Venezuela, where a referendum has been held to decide on the ownership of the oil-rich Esequibo region. The region is internationally recognised as part of neighbouring Guyana, with fears the referendum could lead to conflict between the two nations. Tys Occhiuzzi spoke to Phil Gunson, a senior analyst with the International Crisis Group based in Caracas.

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Published 4 December 2023 3:37pm

Updated 4 December 2023 4:04pm

By Tys Occhiuzzi

Source: SBS News

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Polling booths have closed in Venezuela, where a referendum has been held to decide on the ownership of the oil-rich Esequibo region. The region is internationally recognised as part of neighbouring Guyana, with fears the referendum could lead to conflict between the two nations. Tys Occhiuzzi spoke to Phil Gunson, a senior analyst with the International Crisis Group based in Caracas.

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