Venezuelan FM Warns US Military Buildup Threatens Regional Peace
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Venezuelan Foreign Minister Yvan Gil warned Monday that the US military deployment in the Caribbean endangers Latin America and the Caribbean's condition as a "zone of peace."
Speaking at a meeting of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States foreign ministers in New York, Gil said that US threats target not only Venezuela but also regional stability, Xinhua reported.
"Who could imagine that an attack on our country would not affect its neighbors or the regional economy?" he said.
Gil stressed that Venezuela has no dispute with the United States, but faces "an attempted military aggression promoted by political elements" within Washington.
He said President Nicolas Maduro has ordered deterrence measures "to prevent this conflict from escalating" and dismissed US attempts to link the Venezuelan government to drug trafficking as "a great lie."
