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1887 Diario de Caracas cartoon on the British advance on the Barima, Amacuro, Cuyuni and Yuruani rivers, after diplomatic relations between Venezuela and the United Kingdom were severed. Following the establishment of Gran Colombia in 1819, territorial disputes at west or Essequibo river began between Gran Colombia, later Venezuela, and the ...
This article describes the diplomatic affairs, foreign policy and international relations of Ecuador. Ecuador is a founding member of the UN and a member of many of its specialized agencies; it is also a member of the Organization of American States (OAS), as well as many regional groups, including the Rio Group, the Latin American Economic System, the Latin American Energy Organization, the ...
Venezuela established diplomatic relations with the United Kingdom on 29 October 1834. [citation needed] The United Kingdom is accredited to Venezuela through its embassy in Caracas. [172] Venezuela maintains an embassy in London. Both countries share common membership of the International Criminal Court, and the World Trade Organization ...
Spain promised time and again that it would reform, but never delivered. The United States sent an ultimatum to Spain demanding it surrender control of Cuba. First Madrid, then Washington, formally declared war. [19] Although the main issue was Cuban independence, the ten-week war was fought in both the Caribbean and the Pacific.
Spain–Venezuelan relations are the bilateral relations between the Kingdom of Spain and the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. Both nations are members of the Association of Spanish Language Academies and the Organization of Ibero-American States .
Latin America–United Kingdom relations are the diplomatic, economic and cultural relations between the United Kingdom and the countries of Latin America. England and Great Britain had long-standing interests in colonial Latin America , including privateering , the slave trade (and its abolition ), and founding their own colonies in the West ...
Relations between Ecuador and Venezuela began to deteriorate after the Ecuadorian government called for the arrest of former Ecuadorian president Rafael Correa. [5] Correa, who was an ally of Venezuela's Bolivarian government and shared his 21st century socialism ideas, was defended by Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro .
The dispute went unmentioned for many years until gold was discovered in the region, which disrupted relations between the United Kingdom and Venezuela. [12] In 1876, gold mines inhabited mainly by English-speaking people had been established in the Cuyuni basin , which was Venezuelan territory beyond the Schomburgk line but within the area ...