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President Nicolas Maduro said that neighboring Guyana seeks to halt a referendum scheduled for Dec. 3 on the disputed Essequibo territory.
Maduro said that Guyana’s government filed an appeal before the International Court of Justice on Monday, requesting that it issue a resolution to suspend the referendum. “Venezuela has never recognized, nor will it recognize the ICJ for the resolution of this issue,” Maduro said late Monday on state TV.