AMLO Rejects Arrogant US Attack on Venezuela's Sovereignty and Kidnapping of Maduro

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In his message, the former president concluded with an unusual expression directed at the US president: “For now, I’m not sending him a hug.”

Former President Andrés Manuel López Obrador condemned the US military intervention in Venezuela—calling it an attack on the people’s sovereignty—and the “kidnapping” of President Nicolás Maduro.

In a message published on his social media accounts, the former president stated that despite his retirement from political life, his convictions prevent him from remaining silent in the face of such actions.

“Neither Bolívar nor Lincoln would accept the US government acting as a global tyranny,” he wrote.

AMLO urges Trump to act with judgment

Likewise, López Obrador questioned the stance of US President Donald Trump, warning about the consequences of imposing decisions on other countries.

He also urged him not to act with complacency, pointing out that momentary victories can later turn into defeats.

“President Trump: do not fall into complacency or listen to the siren song. Tell the hawks to go to hell; you have the capacity to act with practical judgment.

“Don’t forget that today’s fleeting victory can be tomorrow’s resounding defeat. Politics is not about imposition.”

Claudia Sheinbaum’s predecessor recalled the phrase of former President Benito Juárez: “respect for the rights of others is peace,” as a fundamental principle of external political relations, while reiterating his identity as a Mexican and Latin American and his support for the current President.

“For now, I’m not sending him a hug,” he concluded his message.

This is the third time López Obrador has broken his retirement from public life in the country. The first occasion was to participate in the judicial election on June 1.

On the second occasion, he reappeared to promote his new book, Grandeza (Greatness), in which he also warned that he would take to the streets again for three reasons:

“If they attack democracy, to defend President Sheinbaum, and if there are attempts at a coup d’état.”

What did Sheinbaum say after the US intervention in Venezuela?

Meanwhile, President Claudia Sheinbaum affirmed this Saturday that leaders of other countries have contacted her government after the intervention in Venezuela and anticipated that they are preparing a joint regional statement, without specifying which nations will participate.

The president added that the multilateral framework must prevail and cited the United Nations Charter, reiterating that this intervention in Venezuela is condemned.

She also maintained that Mexico has already issued a statement through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (SRE) and reiterated that her government is guided by the constitutional principles of foreign policy, in particular non-intervention and the peaceful resolution of disputes.

“We defend the Estrada Doctrine and what the foreign policy of our country represents, which is established in the Constitution, which is against interventions and in favor of the peaceful resolution of any conflict,” she said.

And in this sense, she stressed that “Article two of the United Nations Charter clearly establishes that there should be no military intervention, but rather a multilateral solution within the framework of the United Nations.”

Finally, Sheinbaum also addressed the bilateral scenario with the United States after Trump insisted on allegations about drug trafficking and the influence of cartels in Mexico. She asserted that these statements are not new and emphasized that there is a very good relationship in security matters, with communication and an understanding built through previous meetings.

Source: Milenio

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