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New Venezuelan President Leads Esequibo Oil Case in Netherlands

5/10/2026

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President Delcy Rodriguez traveled to Netherlands to lead the team at a Court of Justice hearing on Esequibo oil.
She became president after the United States seized President Nicolás Maduro in a January operation.
The European Union (EU) barred her, making this her trip in office.
Guyana filed the case in 2018 seeking a border resolution.
The ruling, in months, will be binding but enforceable via United Nations Security Council.

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Story summary

President Delcy Rodriguez traveled to Netherlands to lead the team at a Court of Justice hearing on Esequibo oil.
She became president after the United States seized President Nicolás Maduro in a January operation.
The European Union (EU) barred her, making this her trip in office.
Guyana filed the case in 2018 seeking a border resolution.
The ruling, in months, will be binding but enforceable via United Nations Security Council.