Guyana and Venezuela made respective gestures aimed at easing tensions between each other, as the countries continue their dispute over the Essequibo region, controlled by the former but also claimed by the latter.
On the one hand, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro conveyed his "great respect" for his Irfaan Ali, said Guyana's Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Wednesday following a meeting between Maduro and Guayana ambassador Richard Van West-Charles.
