US EditionUN Urges Respect for International Law After US Threatens Venezuela Airspace
- Colombian President Gustavo Petro rejects the United States’ closure of Venezuela’s airspace, stating that Washington “has no right to close Venezuelan airspace.”
- Petro urged international dialogue, asserting that "this is a time for dialogue, not barbarism".
- The Colombian Foreign Ministry criticized the U.S. move, saying it creates "unnecessary tension" that undermines Latin America's stability.
- The UN emphasized resolving airspace disputes through legal mechanisms, insisting that they should not be decided by political declarations.
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UN protests as Trump threatens Venezuela
The United Nations on Dec.1 urged all countries to respect international norms safeguarding civil aviation, following US President Donald Trump’s announcement of his intention to “completely shut down” Venezuelan airspace. Speaking at a press briefing, the Secretary-General’s spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric asserted that the UN’s position remains “consistent” in calling for “full respect of states’ obligations under international law” amid mount…
UN urges respect for international law after US threatens Venezuela airspace
The United Nations on Monday urged all countries to respect international law safeguarding international civil aviation, following US President Donald Trump’s announcement to “completely shut down” Venezuelan airspace. Speaking at a press briefing, UN Secretary-General’s Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric asserted that the UN’s position remains “consistent” amidst mounting tensions between the US and Venezuela. He added that the Secretary-General re…
By Fernando Ramos, CNN en Español. Amid the tension in the Caribbean, many people who had purchased tickets to travel by plane from Colombia to Venezuela had to change their plans and travel by land to the border city of Cúcuta, in the northeast of the country. This weekend, Donald Trump warned on his Truth Social network: “Consider the airspace over Venezuela closed in its entirety,” amid the escalating tension between the United States and Ven…
Donald Trump convened his National Security Council on December 1 to discuss Venezuela, in the midst of rising tensions between Washington and Caracas. A meeting that took place two days after Donald Trump decreed that Venezuela's airspace should be regarded as "totally closed." A White House decision whose consequences are already being measured in Venezuela.
Colombia's president, Gustavo Petro, intensified his criticism of Donald Trump this Monday, after the U.S. president announced on his social network Truth that Venezuela's airspace will remain completely closed.
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