"The United Nations has been conspicuously absent. It must assume its role to prevent any bloodshed and to always seek the peaceful resolution of conflicts, the leftwing president told reporters the morning after Washington announced a blockade of sanctioned oil tankers entering or leaving Venezuela. The United States has for months been building a major military deployment in the Caribbean with the stated goal of combatting Latin American drug trafficking."
"Caracas views the operation as a campaign to push out leftist strongman Nicolas Maduro whom the US and many nations view as an illegitimate president and to steal Venezuelan oil. Sheinbaum said that regardless of opinions about the leadership of Maduro, Mexico's position is to reject foreign interference. We call for dialogue and peace to be used in any international dispute, and not intervention. That is our position by conviction and by our constitution, she added."
"Sheinbaum called for de-escalation and offered Mexico as a venue for any potential negotiations or meetings between Venezuela and the US. The entire world must ensure that there is no intervention and that there is a peaceful solution, she added. Venezuela has the world's largest proven reserves of oil, and although years of mismanagement and corruption have inflicted severe damage to its oil industry, oil exports remain Venezuela's main source of revenue. Last week, US forces seized a tanker in the Caribbean Sea."
Mexico's president urged the United Nations to prevent bloodshed in Venezuela after the United States announced a blockade of sanctioned oil tankers. The United States has been building a major military deployment in the Caribbean, citing drug-trafficking concerns, while Caracas views the operation as a campaign to oust President Nicolás Maduro and to seize Venezuelan oil. Mexico rejects foreign interference, calls for dialogue and peaceful resolution, and offered to host negotiations between Venezuela and the United States. China opposed unilateral bullying and affirmed support for Venezuelan sovereignty. Venezuela holds the world's largest proven oil reserves, and oil exports remain its main source of revenue despite industry damage. Last week, US forces seized a tanker in the Caribbean Sea.
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