Nicolás Maduro asked UN Secretary-General António Guterres to intervene to force the U.S. government, which has planned military maneuvers in the Caribbean to combat drug trafficking, to cease its hostile actions against the Chavista administration in Venezuela, according to a letter released Thursday.
I request that you, within the framework of the powers conferred upon you by the Charter of the United Nations, assume the active defense of its fundamental values and principles, urging the Government of the United States of America to put an end to these hostile actions and to fully respect the sovereignty, territorial integrity, and political independence of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, states the letter, shared on Telegram by diplomat Yván Gil.
In the letter, Maduro expressed his deep concern over what he considers an escalation of U.S. aggression, which, he said, his country has been subjected to for years.
Today, that aggression has escalated to a more dangerous level: the military deployment of U.S. naval and air forces in the Caribbean, including destroyers and a guided-missile cruiser, as well as the presence of a fast-attack nuclear submarine, he added.
In Maduro's view, humanity and the UN cannot allow the resurgence of policies of force that jeopardize international peace and security in the 21st century.
With information from EFE
