This Wednesday, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva visits Georgetown, Guyana, for the first time in his third term. His agenda includes the 46th Caricom Summit and talks with President Irfaan Ali about the Esequibo region, which is claimed by both Guyana and Venezuela. The Guyana-Venezuela conflict intensified after a peace agreement on December 15 […]
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