The Venezuelan government has issued a regional alert regarding the risk that represents the naval deployment of the US in the Caribbean Sea. The Deputy Minister for the Caribbean, Raúl LiCausi, outlined the country’s position during a meeting with delegations from the Association of Caribbean States (ACS) on Monday.
LiCausi warned that all Caribbean countries are threatened by this military presence. He noted that the growing tension is already having a negative impact on tourism, one of the region’s main economic activities, and alerted on more serious consequences if the situation escalates.
The diplomat denounced that this military mobilization violates the UN’s principles of international law. Furthermore, he stated that it contradicts the spirit of the region as a zone of peace, and the deployment of a nuclear submarine in the Caribbean constitutes a breach of the 1967 Treaty of Tlatelolco.
Faced with this situation, LiCausi reiterated that Venezuela is prepared to confront the threat. However, he clarified that the people and government prefer to openly opt for the diplomacy of peace as a way of solution.
As a sign of this commitment, the vice minister revealed that President Nicolás Maduro sent a letter to his US counterpart, Donald Trump. The purpose of the letter is to call for the resumption of the channels of bilateral diplomatic dialogue to de-escalate the tension.
Venezuela’s intervention in the ACS seeks to generate a firm regional condemnation against Washington’s actions. The Venezuelan diplomacy insists that the peace of the Caribbean, proclaimed as a zone of peace, is being violated by this unjustified military presence.