Building on prior condemnations of specific incidents like the US attack on a Venezuelan oil tanker on December 11, Cuba has strongly condemned escalating US warmongering against Venezuela at the UN Security Council, threatening regional sovereignty and peace. Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla highlighted international concerns over US violations of international law.
At a UN Security Council session this week, the international community expressed serious concerns over US violations of international law, the law of the sea, and extrajudicial actions in the region. Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla stated that, despite US claims, the war on drug trafficking is a pretext for aggression against Venezuela, aiming to overthrow its government and seize resources like oil.
Rodríguez Parrilla urged the US to cease aggression, end terrorism as a political tool, and abandon double standards. Cuba labeled US maneuvers—including the December 11 piracy against a Venezuelan oil tanker and other maritime terrorism in the Caribbean—as 'irresponsible and unprecedented.' Cuba's permanent representative, Ernesto Soberón Guzmán, condemned the US designation of Venezuela's Bolivarian government as a terrorist organization as arbitrary and politically motivated, demanding respect for Venezuelan sovereignty.
Cuba continues to raise these issues across forums, reaffirming solidarity with Venezuela amid rising regional tensions.