 In July 2018, the government of Nicolás Maduro argued that the ICJ did not hold jurisdiction over the dispute and said that Venezuela would not participate in the proceedings.The Court stated that Guyana would have until 19 November to present their arguments and Venezuela would have until 18 April 2019 to present their counter arguments.During the Venezuelan presidential crisis, disputed acting president Juan Guaidó and the pro-opposition National Assembly of Venezuela renewed territory disputes with Guyana regarding sovereignty.