At U.N., Guyana blasts Venezuela over century-old border spat


  • World
  • Wednesday, 30 Sep 2015

German Chancellor Angela Merkel leads the weekly cabinet meeting at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, September 29, 2015. REUTERS/Axel Schmidt

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Guyana used the United Nations as a forum to blast Venezuela on Tuesday, accusing the neighbouring oil powerhouse of "intimidation and aggression" related to a border dispute two days after the countries agreed to restore diplomatic ties.

In his speech at the U.N. General Assembly, Guyana's president David Granger accused his Venezuelan counterpart, Nicolas Maduro, of cross-border bullying.

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