The president of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum, spoke on Tuesday against the military operations of the United States in the Caribbean Sea, near Venezuela.
Sheinbaum read the Mexican Constitution to reiterate that the defense of the sovereignty of the peoples and the peaceful solution of controversies are fundamental principles of his government.
“No to interventionism, that is not only conviction, but is in the Constitution … everything is resolved with dialogue,” said the president, amid the growing tension in the region.
Since Saturday, August 16, the United States began to deploy ships to the south of the Caribbean Sea with the supposed purpose of fighting drug trafficking. However, press reports revealed that the operation would intensify with the deployment of war ships, spy airplanes and at least an attack submarine, together with the mobilization of some 4,000 troops.
In response to the situation, the president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, condemned Washington’s actions, declaring that their seas, skies and lands will defend. In a speech, Maduro said: “No empire will come to play sacred soil of Venezuela or should touch Sacred South America.”
For his part, the Sectorial Vice President of Politics, Citizen Security and Peace, Diosdado Cabello, confirmed that Troops of Venezuela have also been deployed in the area and accused the US drug control administration (DEA) of being the “only drug poster that operates in the light around the world”.
The tension has been exacerbated by the increase in the reward of the United States for those who provide information that leads to the capture of Nicolás Maduro. The figure, announced on August 7, doubled to 50 million dollars, under the accusation that Maduro is a “great drug trafficker” linked to the Sinaloa cartel.
However, President Sheinbaum recently denied these accusations and assured that there is no evidence that links Maduro with organized crime.
Meanwhile, the Venezuelan government has described US actions as a “propaganda operation” to divert attention to the internal problems of the United States.
Trump also secretly authorized a directive that allows the Pentagon to use the Armed Forces to combat drug cartels, which Washington has described as “terrorist organizations.”
The signing of this directive, which gives the authority to the White House tenant to authorize military interventions in foreign territory without the approval of Congress, occurred one day after the White House announced the increase in the reward to Maduro.
