SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): Singapore is gravely concerned by the US intervention in Venezuela on Jan 3, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) said in a statement on Sunday (Jan 4).
“Singapore is deeply committed to international law and the principles of the UN Charter that safeguard the independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of all states, especially small states,” the ministry added.
“Singapore has consistently opposed actions contrary to international law by any parties, including foreign military intervention in any country.”
MFA said that Singapore urges all parties to exercise restraint and hopes for a peaceful resolution to the situation in Venezuela in accordance with international law and the principles of the UN Charter.
There are no Singaporeans e-registered with MFA in Venezuela, it said, adding that Singaporeans are also advised to defer all travel to Venezuela.
The US on Jan 3 attacked Venezuela and deposed its long-serving President Nicolas Maduro, in Washington’s most direct intervention in Latin America since the 1989 invasion of Panama.
Washington had previously accused Maduro of running a “narco state” and rigging the 2024 election, which the opposition said it won overwhelmingly.
US President Donald Trump said Maduro was captured by special operations forces and whisked by helicopters to the Iwo Jima, an amphibious assault ship in the Caribbean, ahead of his transfer to New York.
Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores had been indicted in the Southern District of New York on charges including “narco-terrorism conspiracy”, conspiracy to import cocaine and charges related to machine guns, said US Attorney-General Pam Bondi. -- The Straits Times/ANN
