ECOWAS Demands Respect for Venezuela’s Territorial Integrity
The regional bloc issued a statement indicating it had monitored recent Venezuelan events with growing alarm.
Though acknowledging nations possess legitimate authority to combat transnational criminal activity—including terrorism and narcotics smuggling—ECOWAS emphasized a critical point: "ECOWAS wishes to remind the international community about their obligation to respect the sovereignty and territorial integrity of each other as enshrined in international law, especially article 2 (4) of the United Nations Charter," according to the statement.
The organization reaffirmed its commitment to Venezuelan citizens, voicing backing for their efforts to determine their nation's trajectory through inclusive democratic mechanisms.
Casualties from Saturday's American military incursion in Venezuela have now reached 80 fatalities, The New York Times reported Sunday.
A senior Venezuelan government source told the Times the figure may climb higher.
Venezuelan Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino confirmed earlier that a substantial portion of President Maduro's protective detail perished during the assault, though he withheld specific casualty numbers.
President Donald Trump announced that U.S. armed forces successfully apprehended Maduro alongside his wife Cilia Flores, while vowing to establish American authority over the South American nation temporarily, deploying military personnel if required.
The couple arrived in New York late Saturday and remain confined at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn. Both face federal indictments connected to narcotics trafficking and purported collaboration with gang networks classified as terrorist entities.
Maduro has rejected all allegations, while government representatives in Venezuela's capital Caracas have demanded the immediate release of both detainees.
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