A statement from the organization condemns “the kidnapping of President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores, and the bombing, deaths, and destruction on the territory of the South American country, perpetrated by invading US military forces, under the orders of (President) Donald Trump.”

The UCT denounces “these terrorist acts that violate the UN Charter and international law,” and “the policy that designates Latin America and the Caribbean as the ‘backyard’ of US imperialism, to recolonize other countries and overexploit them for the benefit of Western capitalists.”

The text demands respect for international law and the UN Charter, calls on the UN and other international organizations to condemn US terrorist actions against the Venezuelan people, and demands the immediate return of President Maduro and his wife to the country.

The UCT declaration encourages “Dominican organizations and citizens to express their repudiation of the terrorist acts carried out by US imperialism, which seeks to recolonize Latin America and the Caribbean to steal natural resources such as oil and gold.”

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