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Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro arrives in St. Vincent and the Grenadines for a meeting with Guyana's President Irfaan Ali, amid growing tensions over the long-standing territorial dispute between the two countries. IMAGES
Venezuela and Guyana pledge not to resort to force to settle a long-simmering territorial dispute over the oil-rich Essequibo region. The two nations have agreed "directly or indirectly will not threaten or use force against one another in any circumstances, including those consequential to any existing controversies between the two states," according to the joint statement read out by Ralph Gonsalves, Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, where talks are taking place. SOUNDBITE
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his Guyanese counterpart Irfaan Ali shake hands after a two-hour meeting in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. There was no immediate news on the outcome of talks about Caracas's claim on oil-rich Essequibo, which makes up more than two-thirds of neighboring Guyana. IMAGES
Foreign ministers of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation meet in Jeddah at the request of "Palestine and Iran", as regional tensions soar following the killing of Hamas chief and Hezbollah top commander. IMAGES
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva and Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro shake hands after a private meeting during the eighth annual summit of Latin American and Caribbean countries (CELAC), held on the Caribbean island of St. Vincent and the Grenadines. IMAGES