Guyana warns Venezuela’s Maduro he risks becoming pariah ahead of talks

High-level negotiations in St Vincent will discuss Venezuelan president's claim for two-thirds of neighbour's oil-rich territory

Venezuela risks becoming an international pariah if President Nicolas Maduro does not de-escalate growing tensions with Guyana, the neighbouring nation's foreign minister told the Guardian ahead of a high-level meeting between the two countries.

We've seen throughout history what happens to nation states who decide to go it alone ... it usually sets the country back decades," Hugh Todd said ahead of the summit in St Vincent on Thursday.