Entitled “In Defense of the Sovereignty of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, International Law, and Regional Peace,” the legislators called on all parliamentarians in the region and the world to sign the declaration.

They emphasized, “Parliamentarians from Latin America, the Caribbean, and the world emphatically condemn the bombings perpetrated against Venezuela, with their devastating consequences for the civilian population; and the kidnapping of Head of State Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores.”

The attack violates international mechanisms, which must be binding on all States without exception.

Therefore, we demand that the United States government immediately cease all armed actions against Venezuela, respect the sovereignty of its territory, and release President Maduro and his life partner.

The declaration also makes an urgent appeal to governments globally, multilateral organizations, and the peoples of Latin America and the Caribbean to “speak out firmly to activate international diplomatic and legal mechanisms and defend International Law as the only way to preserve peace.”

The parliamentary declaration warns that this attack “not only puts Venezuela at risk, but also directly threatens the peace and stability of all of Latin America and the Caribbean, a region declared a Zone of Peace in 2014 that rejects the use of force as a mechanism of political imposition.”

A hundred political, labor, social, student, and human rights organizations joined together on Monday to denounce Washington’s aggression against Venezuela, and thousands of their members staged a powerful protest outside the United States Embassy.

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