The government of began issuing identity documents in the town of close to the territory of almost 160,000 square kilometers that the country disputes with reported this Monday the (Saime).

Through Instagram, the institution shared several photographs and videos that show the delivery of ID cards in this mining city, where, provisionally, the instances of power created, unilaterally, by the Venezuelan president, will be based. Nicolas Maduroin their attempt to annex Venezuela the area under dispute.

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Although Maduro had assured that the Saime an office would open on Saturday in Tumeremothe authorities have confirmed the implementation of “special days” -usually itinerant- for the delivery of documents, without clarifying whether the headquarters of the organization has already opened its doors, of which no images were shown.

The rector of the National Electoral Council (CNE) Rosalba Gilin charge of records for the institution, reported on the same social network of a “institutional recognition visit“to Tumeremo, where he plans to open”new units” for collecting citizen data.

“We call on all Essequibans (inhabitants of the disputed area), who are at your service in the civil registry to attend to any situation, to fix their documents, and then give them their identification such as the identity card.“said the official.

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In addition, Gil published a video in which a group of people, almost all children, are seen supposedly waiting for an identity document, while a woman assures that they are citizens “esequibanos 100%”, something that has not been confirmed by the authorities.

The delivery of identity documents to those who reside in the disputed area, the majority from indigenous communities, is one of the actions proposed by Venezuela, after the majority of its voters approved in a unilateral referendum to annex the area under dispute, which it controls. Guyana.

Until now, the authorities have not reported how many Esequibans have applied for Venezuelan nationality.

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