The Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America (ALBA-TCP) has reaffirmed its rejection of the U.S. military escalation in the Caribbean Sea, which includes the deployment of warships and a nuclear submarine.
The ALBA statement emphasized that these maneuvers represent a threat to continental peace and security, in addition to violating the Proclamation of Latin America and the Caribbean as a Zone of Peace, adopted by CELAC in 2014, and the Treaty of Tlatelolco, which prohibits nuclear weapons in the region.
“The ALBA-TCP member countries, exercising their right to self-determination and in defense of regional peace, express their firmest rejection of the recent military escalation by the Government of the United States of America,” the statement stated.
ALBA-TCP warned that these military maneuvers jeopardize continental stability and reaffirmed its commitment to integration, cooperation, and peaceful dialogue, in compliance with international law and the United Nations Charter.
“Our America will continue to be a territory of peace, whose destinies belong solely to its people, free from all foreign interference,” the Alliance emphasized.
The Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) reaffirms its commitment to the Proclamation of Latin America and the Caribbean as a Zone of Peace, approved in 2014 during the Havana Summit, promoting the peaceful resolution of conflicts, respect for the rule of law, nuclear disarmament, and the principles of international law.
This commitment seeks to guarantee regional stability and cooperation, fostering dialogue among member countries and rejecting the use or threat of force, in line with the United Nations Charter, to consolidate a region free of intervention and conflict.
The Treaty of Tlatelolco, signed in 1967 and in force since 1969, establishes Latin America and the Caribbean as a nuclear-weapon-free zone, prohibiting their development, possession, and use in the region. Complemented by the 2014 CELAC Declaration, this treaty reinforces non-intervention, respect for national sovereignty, equal rights, and self-determination, consolidating the region’s efforts to maintain continental peace and security against any external threat.
[ SOURCE: teleSUR ]
