Guyana: U.S. secretary of state arrives in the country to offer "security guarantees"

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The U.S. Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, arrived in Georgetown on Thursday to offer security guarantees to Guyana regarding Venezuela’s legitimate claims over the territory of Essequibo.

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00:00U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived in Georgetown on Thursday to offer security

00:04guarantees to Guyana regarding Venezuela's lately made claims over the treachery of Ezequiel.

00:10The U.S. official threatens that it will be a very bad day for Venezuela if it's

00:15allegedly attacked Guyana or the assets of the transnational oil company ExxonMobil in the

00:21Atlantic. When he questioned in a press conference, Rubio assured that if there is a

00:28aggression, it will not end well for Caracas. However, he indicated that he would not say

00:33that if the United States would respond militarily to help Guyana. Marco Rubio did

00:39not hide Washington's interest in the exploitation of ship oil as well as

00:43in breaking mechanisms to avoid Venezuela's energy influence in the region.

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