Venezuela files rejoinder in ICJ case

Venezuela today filed its rejoinder in the case brought by Guyana before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) for the judicial validation of the 1899 arbitral award settling boundaries between the two countries.

A statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that Guyana welcomes the filing of the rejoinder by Caracas.

The statement said that the ICJ will now schedule oral hearings on the merits of the case to be followed by deliberations and the issuance of the final judgment.