The
Chinese government has demanded “no interference in the internal
affairs of states” after U.S. President Donald Trump said
Friday that he was considering “many options for Venezuela,
including a possible military option if necessary.”
Hua
Chunying, China's Deputy Director of the Foreign Ministry, stated
that the government is cognizant of current affairs taking place
throughout Latin America and said, "China maintains its
principle: non-interference in the internal affairs of states. We
believe that we must solve the problems based on respecting the
sovereign equality of all states, not intervening in the internal
affairs of nations."
Chinese
officials also emphasized that in order for Venezuela to resolve its
internal affairs, the government and opposition must proceed with
peaceful dialogue to maintain stability in the country, according to
EFE.
On
July 30, the Bolivarian government held its National Constituent
Assembly elections to do just that: foster a national dialogue to
help quell four months of political unrest and modify the
constitution with input from broad sectors of society. However, some
sections of the opposition chose to boycott the process altogether.
The
German government has also sharply criticized Washington's
belligerent stance toward Venezuela in response to Trump's comments.
Steffen Seibert, spokesperson for Germany's executive branch, stated
that Chancellor Angela Merkel desires a “peaceful solution” to
Venezuela's crisis “through diplomacy.”
Uruguay
has decried the U.S. government's warmongering rhetoric. While
speaking to the press, Uruguayan President Tabare Vasquez said that
his government “emphatically and sharply” rejects Trump's opinion
of a military intervention in Venezuela. “Venezuela's problems
must be resolved by the Venezuelan people, without foreign
intervention, therefore, we emphatically and sharply reject the U.S.
President's opinions.”
Faced
with threats of military action by Trump, the Venezuelan government
reiterated its position to maintain a healthy dialogue with the
United States based on international law, mutual respect, peace, and
security in the region on Saturday.
Venezuela's
Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza made the case clear during a meeting
with Lee McClenny, the U.S. Chargé d'affaires in Venezuela.
Speaking
to reporters after the meeting, Arreaza stated that threats against
Venezuela and the region are “deeply hostile, disrespectful,
condemnable, abject.”
However,
Washington's record of finding peaceful solutions to political
problems are anything but impressive. According to Global Research,
the United States has been at war 93 percent of the time since 1776:
224 out of 241 years has been marked by some type of U.S. military
combat.
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