CARACAS, Aug 30 (NNN-TELESUR) — Venezuelan Foreign Vice Minister Rander Peña held a meeting in Caracas with the ambassadors of Mexico, Colombia, Brazil, Honduras, and Nicaragua to address the challenges posed by the US military presence in the Caribbean.
The meeting, held at the Foreign Ministry, allowed for an exchange of views on the regional political situation and a reaffirmation of the commitment to defending sovereignty. Peña, who also serves as executive secretary of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America (ALBA-TCP), shared on social media that all attendees described the meeting as “important.”
According to the official, the diplomats agreed on the need to coordinate joint actions to preserve the Proclamation of Latin America and the Caribbean as a Zone of Peace, approved at the Summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) held in Havana in 2014.
This document established the regional commitment to resolve differences without resorting to force, promoting dialogue and respect for sovereignty.
“We share views on the serious threat posed by the United States military deployment in the Caribbean, and we agree to defend the validity of the Proclamation of Peace,” Peña said in a statement, emphasizing that the region deserves stability and respect in the face of external pressure.
This meeting takes place in a context of growing geopolitical tensions in the region, marked by the persistent interference of the United States in the internal affairs of Latin American and Caribbean countries, as well as by the increase in the US military presence in the Caribbean, a situation that has been repeatedly denounced by governments and social organizations in the region.
The initiative strengthens the position of Venezuela and its allies in building a continent free of armed conflict. — NNN-TELESUR
