Caracas, April 8, 2023 (venezuelanalysis.com) – The International Court of Justice (ICJ) dismissed Venezuela’s preliminary objections in a case brought forward by Guyana concerning the sovereignty over the Essequibo Strip. On Thursday, ICJ Chief Justice Joan Donoghue announced that, by a majority of 14 to 1, the court had decided to dismiss Venezuela’s objection that the United Kingdom, as ruler of what was British Guiana in 1899, should also take part in the case. The Venezuelan government points to the 1966 Geneva Agreement, where the two countries committed to finding a negotiated solution, as overruling the 1899 award and as the only valid instrument to settle the dispute.