An article published on the Vatican News website points out that, in statements to news outlets last night upon leaving the papal residence of Castel Gandolfo, His Holiness expressed respect to the complex situation in the Caribbean region and “the key is to seek dialogue.”

“I believe we do not gain anything through violence,” asserted the Bishop of Rome, who indicated that he became concerned when, few minutes earlier, he had read a news report about warships approaching the Venezuelan coast, with the deployment of US marines in the Caribbean, and referred to “the latent threat of a cold war,” the text specifies.

The USS Gerald Ford, the largest aircraft carrier of that fleet, has reportedly been assigned to reinforce the US naval presence in waters near Venezuela.

To date, the United States has bombed 16 vessels in the Caribbean and the Pacific, resulting in 64 deaths, according to information provided by US officials.

They claim the actions are part of the fight against drug trafficking, but observers believe their true objective is to pressure the Venezuelan government.

Diosdado Cabello, Secretary General of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV), asserted on Tuesday, regarding this matter, that his country’s people are ready to “firmly confront any circumstance in defense of national sovereignty and the Bolivarian Revolution.”

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