Guyana President Dr. Irfaan Ali says Guyana expects the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to issue its ruling by the end of the year in its long-running border dispute with Venezuela. Speaking at a news conference, Ali said Guyana is “more confident than ever” that the ICJ will uphold the 1899 arbitral award, which establishes the border between the two countries. He added that Guyana’s submissions and the case’s progress before the World Court have shown, in Guyana’s view, that Venezuela’s claim lacks merit in both fact and law. Ali also praised Guyana’s legal and diplomatic teams for their work on the matter as the dispute moves into what he described as a final phase.
Across the reporting, the focus is on Guyana’s expectation of timing for the ICJ decision and its assessment of the likely outcome based on the arguments presented in the case. The articles do not provide new details from Venezuela’s position or from the ICJ’s deliberations beyond Guyana’s statements.
