The Secretary General of the United Nations, António Guterres, made a direct call this Thursday to the United States and Venezuela to “resolve their differences by peaceful means” and “to exercise containment”, in an attempt to deactivate the climb promoted by the White House and the Secretary of State, Marco Rubio.
The warning of the highest world diplomatic authority occurs after the American announcement of the alleged shipment by the United States of three destroyers with more than 4,000 sailors to waters near the Venezuelan coast, whose arrival would be weekend.
The deputy spokeswoman for Guterres, Daniela Gross, confirmed that the Secretary General continues to “closely” the events, although he refrained from qualifying military mobilization as a violation of the UN Charter when he was interrogated in this regard.
This naval deployment is the last of a series of actions that have brought the bilateral relationship to a tension peak. It adds to the announcement of August 8, when the US State Department offered an “improved” reward of 50 million dollars for information that leads to the capture of Venezuelan president, Nicolás Maduro. Action that is configured in a clear violation of international law.
In response, Venezuela has mobilized more than four million militiamen to defend the country of what he described as imminent “threats.” But more significant has been the rapid and firm international support that the Venezuelan government has received, which is clearly aligned against Washington’s position.
China expressed its “total support” to Caracas. Through its spokesman for the Foreign Ministry, MAO NO, the Beijing government categorically rejected “the use of the strength or threat of the same” and opposed “the interference in the internal affairs of Venezuela from the outside, whatever the pretext.” None said that US actions “violate the sovereignty of other countries and threaten regional peace,” urging Washington to contribute to stability instead of putting it at risk.
The most forceful support came from the Bolivarian Alliance for the peoples of Our America (ALBA), the regional leftist block. In an extraordinary summit held to address the crisis, leaders such as the president of Bolivia, Luis Arce, denounced the “inadmissible provocation” of the United States, which “still thinks that our America remains its backyard.” Arce called for effective solidarity with Venezuela.
