Interviews from Caracas – Venezuela-Guyana Border Dispute

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The focus of today’s show is the border dispute between Venezuela and Guyana, which began in the nineteenth century and has heated up with the recent election of President David Granger in Guyana and an announcement by Exxon-Mobil regarding a major discovery of oil in contested waters. With our host Cody Weddle to inform us on the subject is Colonel Pompeyo Torrealba, a geopolitical expert and advisor to Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. Colonel Torrealba gives us background on the dispute and explains Venezuela’s claim to the land that is also claimed by Guyana. teleSUR