
The United Kingdom's minister for the Americas, Caribbean and Overseas Territories has welcomed the recent agreement signed between Venezuela and Guyana over the dispute regarding the Essequibo region, while backing the later nation.
David Rutley, who was visiting Guyana, said Monday, "I am in Guyana, a fellow Commonwealth member, to offer the UK's unequivocal backing to our Guyanese friends," as per the United Kingdom government's official website.