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The president of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, raised the alarm regarding the military escalation in Venezuela by stating that “right now they are bombing Caracas” and warning that the Venezuelan capital is under missile attacks. According to the president, the seriousness of the situation requires both the Organization of American States (OAS) and the United Nations (UN) to meet immediately to discuss the legality of the operation and its implications for regional stability
Petro shared his message through social media, warning the international community that "they have attacked Venezuela" and calling for a collective response to the use of force against a neighboring country. The president frames his stance within the defense of the UN Charter and the necessity to prevent Latin America from becoming a stage for unilateral military interventions again, with the added risk of massive harm to the civilian population
The Colombian government accompanied these statements with a communiqué in which it expressed "deep concern" over the explosions recorded in Caracas and other areas of Venezuela, and rejected any actions that could aggravate the conflict. Bogotá also announced the activation of monitoring mechanisms at the border and the preparation of humanitarian measures in anticipation of a possible increase in tension and migration flows from Venezuelan territory
With this statement, Colombia positions itself among the first governments in the region to publicly react to the attacks, aligning its discourse with the defense of international law and the pursuit of a diplomatic solution. The call for urgent meetings in the OAS and the UN aims to shift the focus of the crisis to the multilateral stage, pressing for discussions on the military operation and defining clear limits on new armed actions against Venezuela.
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