Venezuelan authorities said this week the country will keep its armed forces deployed in its coast near the Atlantic as long as its dispute with Guyana over the Essequibo, a region that represents two thirds of the latter's territory, is resolved in a way that is "satisfactory" to Caracas.
"We won't stop being present in our Atlantic area until this territorial controversy over our Essequibo is solved in a way that is peaceful and satisfactory for the parties," said defense minister Vladimir Padrino.
