The president of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, announced that most countries make up the community of Latin American and Caribbean states (CELAC) show their concern about the military deployment of the United States in the Caribbean Sea, specifically in front of the things of Venezuela.
Through the social network X, the neogranadino president released a document backed by 21 nations.
In the text, most Celac countries highlight that Latin America and the Caribbean have been proclaimed as peace zones.
This is the statement of the magnetic majority of the members of the CELAC, who sign for peace in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Celac is not communicated because a minority, who adds, opposed.
🧵 pic.twitter.com/zj3v1qcbdr– Gustavo Petro (@Petrogustavo) SEPTEMBER 5, 2025
In this regard, they urged “to promote a safe environment” and reiterated “their firm commitment to the defense of peace, stability, democracy and development throughout the region.”
On the other hand, they indicate that transnational organized crime and drug trafficking constitute a significant threat to reach peaceful and inclusive societies, so they reaffirmed their willingness to combat them in a priority way, increasing regional and international coordination, within the framework of respect for international law.
The document did not have the support of Argentina, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guyana, Jamaica, Paraguay, Peru and Trinidad and Tobago.
