According to Reuters, Judges at the World Court have instructed Venezuela to avoid taking any steps that would change the current situation on the ground in a territory that could potentially be rich in oil.
This area is the focus of a border dispute with Guyana, which currently has control over the territory in question.
The court did not explicitly prohibit Venezuela from holding its planned Dec. 3 referendum concerning its rights to the region around the Esequibo river, a key aspect of the lengthy border dispute, as Guyana had requested.
Despite this, the judges emphasized that any concrete actions to alter the status quo should be ceased.
The article was reported by Stephanie van den Berg and Bart Meijer, with editing by Alex Richardson.
