BUENOS AIRES, may 4 – RIA Novosti. Caracas draws the attention of the UN security Council on the escalating violence from the United States and Colombia, after a failed attempt of sea invasion of the country, the statement said the Venezuelan foreign Ministry.
“Venezuela declares to the international community about the new aggression of mercenaries and terrorists, organized with Columbia, and planned by agents of the United States , against the peace, democracy and sovereignty of Venezuela,” – said in a statement.
on Sunday, the interior Minister of Venezuela, Nestor Reverol reported on the prevention by the authorities of the marine invasion of Colombian fighters from the state of La Guaira in the North of the country. According to him, the militants tried to invade the country on speedboats. The Chairman of the National constitutional Assembly of Venezuela Diosdado Cabello said that as a result of the attack killed eight of the attackers were detained. He also said that one of the detainees, the management agent for the U.S. drug enforcement.
Ministry of foreign Affairs of Colombia stated that the authorities reject charges in Venezuela of involvement in the attempted sea invasion.
“Venezuela imposes liability on the government (US President) Donald trump (President of Colombia) Ivan Duque for the dangerous consequences of this wave of provocations and aggression against the Venezuelan people,” – said the foreign Ministry.
“Venezuela Also draws the attention of the Secretary General and the UN security Council about this escalation, which violates resolution 42/9 Council on human rights and 74/138 of the UN General Assembly against the use of mercenaries as means of violating human rights and impeding the exercise of the right of peoples to self-determination, which is carried out during a pandemic, ignoring the call of the Secretary-General to cease hostilities in the world,” – said in a statement.
