the us has issued a statement in support of guya na's sovereignty.n support of guya na's sovereignty. france has issued a statement in support of guya na's sovereignty. canada. so we are working on the basis of an international coalition that would not allow this region to be destabilised by any action by venezuela to overrun our territorial integrity, or our borders. but have you seen the satellite imagery which shows that armoured vehicles have gathered close to the border with essequibo on the venezuelan side, that they have armed coastal vessels, again, gathered close to your waters? well, what i'm saying is that we have made it very clear that if there is any breach in our territorial space, if there is any action by anyone to destabilise our country and to invade in any way, shape or form, that we will call upon every force and every friend to help us and to work with us to protect our territorial integrity. perhaps the president's greatest challenge will be persuading his own people that they'll benefit from the oil boom. 40% of the population