Heads of Government further noted the
negative implications of the decree for several other CARICOM countries. Heads
of Government called for adherence to accepted principles of international law
in relation to the delineation and delimitation of the Exclusive Economic Zone
and Continental Shelf in the region. CARICOM states do not accept any
unilateral proclamation which is inconsistent with international law. They
emphasized that CARICOM states have legitimate territorial and maritime
entitlements that conform to international law and that must be respected. As a
result of these concerns, and in an effort to have the rights and entitlements
of the affected Community Member States fully respected, a delegation of Heads
met with the Vice President and Foreign
Minister of Venezuela to express the Community’s grave concern about Decree 1787. Heads of Government therefore
call upon the Government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, in the spirit
of friendship and cooperation, to withdraw those elements of Decree 1787
insofar as they apply to the territory and maritime space of CARICOM States. More…
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