[Regnum] An emergency meeting of the UN Security Council (SC) on the situation in Venezuela will take place on Monday, January 5. This was announced on January 3 by the Somali mission to the UN Security Council, which holds the presidency for January.
And if necessary, permanent member America will veto whatever silliness they come up with.The Somali Permanent Mission clarified in a conversation with RIA Novosti that the meeting is scheduled for 10:00 local time (18:00 Moscow time).
On January 3, the United States conducted a military operation in Venezuela. US President Donald Trump announced the arrest and extradition of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife. They were charged in the US with conspiracy to commit "narcoterrorism," cocaine smuggling, and the use and possession of weapons and explosive devices. Maduro faces up to four life sentences. Trump also stated that the US intends to assume "interim control" of Venezuela.
Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodriguez was sworn in as the country's acting president.
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Uruguay's Foreign Ministry called on the United States to comply with the UN Charter and international law.
Uruguayan authorities reject the US military intervention in Venezuela and call for respect for international law and the United Nations Charter. This was reported by the Uruguayan Foreign Ministry press service on January 3.
The statement stated that the Uruguayan government is closely monitoring events in Venezuela. The country's Foreign Ministry noted that Montevideo rejects military intervention by any country in the territory of another and reaffirms the importance of upholding international law and the UN Charter, in particular its fundamental principle that countries must refrain from the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any state.
Latin America and the Caribbean are a zone of peace and free of nuclear weapons, the Uruguayan Foreign Ministry emphasized. Diplomats called on the UN and the Organization of American States to assist in finding a resolution to the situation.
On January 3, the United States conducted a military operation in Venezuela. US President Donald Trump announced the arrest and extradition of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flore. In the US, they were charged with conspiracy related to "narcoterrorism," cocaine smuggling, and the use and possession of weapons and explosive devices. Maduro faces up to four life sentences. Trump stated that the US intends to assume " interim control " of Venezuela.