| Essequibo is a region along the northeastern coast of South America comprising roughly the western two-thirds of Guyana. It is separated from the rest of Guyana by the Essequibo River and is claimed by Venezuela. Its ongoing claims to the region intensified after oil was discovered in the Atlantic Ocean off Essequibo in 2015. Area: 61,600 square miles (159,500 square km). |
- President Irfaan Ali announced the incorporation of French-supplied radars, aircraft, and surveillance vessels to strengthen national security. This cooperation comes amid rising regional tensions and diplomatic clashes with the Nicolás Maduro regime.
Georgetown, Oct. 6.– Guyanese President Irfaan Ali announced the acceptance of technological assistance from France, including land- and sea-based radars, as part of an effort to address potential threats arising from the political and military crisis in Venezuela and its tensions with the United States. This announcement came during the inauguration of the French embassy in Georgetown, where Ali underscored the value of security cooperation in the face of growing regional instability.
During the event, the chairman of the French Senate's Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defense and Armed Forces, Cédric Perrin , reported that the French government had acquired five vessels for Guyana to strengthen its surveillance and defense capabilities.
Perrin emphasized that, given the "tense situation in Venezuela," Guyana's need to acquire monitoring equipment is imperative, and, in his words, "the only country capable of helping with this is France."
As confirmed by the French Directorate General for Armaments (DGA) in a statement issued on October 1, the purchased aircraft are Dassault Falcon LXS Albatros aircraft , part of the Maritime Surveillance and Air Intervention Program. This plan seeks to modernize and strengthen ...
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