10 LatAm countries condemn U.S. incursion near Venezuelan shores

4/10/2025 17:15

A Latin American regional bloc of 10 member states on Friday condemned "the recent illegal incursion of U.S. combat aircraft" detected near the Venezuelan coast.



The incursion, detected only 75 km off the coast of Venezuela on Thursday, has drawn criticism from Venezuela.



"This act constitutes a serious provocation that undermines national sovereignty and represents a direct violation of international law, putting at risk the peace and stability of the entire region," the bloc, the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America-People's Trade Treaty, said in a statement.



These maneuvers of military harassment violate the fundamental principles of peaceful coexistence between states and seek to generate tension, fear and destabilization in Latin America and the Caribbean, it said.



The Alliance warned that "these types of actions not only affect a member State, but also compromise civil and commercial air safety in the Caribbean, creating unacceptable risks for the peoples of the region."