Yván Gil also said that the offensive violated the UN charter that states that countries must resolve their differences peacefully.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yván Gil, assessed that this is the case, in comments this Sunday (4). “I want to denounce an extremely serious deed. Yesterday (Saturday, 3) will be marked as an obscure date in history. The US government openly inflicted on the peace of the region”, he said, highlighting that Maduro is the country’s “constitutional president”. “If it’s against a president, it’s against the sovereignty of his people,” he added.
For Gil, the action was not an “accident”, but rather a “cruelly planned” movement and executed without any basis in international law. He also considers that the offensive violated the charter of the United Nations (UN) which says that countries must resolve their differences peacefully.
He also emphasized that the US affected the lives of civilians who had not participated in violence, which implies a violation of human rights, especially the right to life and integrity.
Gil said part of the seriousness of the action was because she had been warned last year. “Venezuela warned of dangerous military escalation in the Caribbean. Maduro said that outside forces were putting pressure on the Latin peace zone,” he said.
“The masks have definitely fallen. This attack is not just against Venezuela, it is against Latin America and the Caribbean. Tomorrow it could be against any country that tries to exercise its sovereignty.” The minister said that Celac cannot “have any doubts” about what to do in the face of the situation and that countries must take “one step forward”.
*With information from Estadão Conteúdo
