Colombian Foreign Minister worries about Russian raid in Venezuela: "Put the democratic transition in jeopardy"

The Colombian government said on Tuesday that any deployment or military incursion to the Nicolás Maduro regime is a threat to peace, security and stability in the region.

"Colombia reaffirms that any deployment or military incursion in favor of Nicolás Maduro's regime endangers democratic transition and constitutional normalization in Venezuela, and constitutes a threat to peace, security and stability in the region"said the Chancellor, Carlos Holmes Trujillo, in a video broadcast by his office.

The Chancellor answered an information newspaper The weather according to which the Russian ambbadador to Colombia, Sergei Koshkin, sent a letter to Congress in which he warned the Andean country that a military incursion into Venezuela would be considered a threat to peace and international security.

"The accusations contained in this statement do not correspond to the reality and they constitute a distortion of the position of Colombia, shared by several countries in the region, and their concrete actions in relation to the illegitimate regime of Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela, "said Trujillo.

He added that "the situation in Venezuela is a regional and continental issue it should not be used as an instrument of any geopolitical competition"

For his part, the President Iván Duque He said this morning that his country "is not in the plan to attack a state"He added that Colombia" has a duty to defend the Inter-American Democratic Charter and to denounce with clarity and force the abuses of the Venezuelan dictatorship. "

The Colombian Minister of Foreign Affairs insisted that "theThe transition to democracy must be conducted peacefully by the Venezuelans themselves and in the context of the Constitution and international law, supported by political and diplomatic means, without the use of force. "

Colombia leads, with the United States, international pressure against the Maduro regime and was among the first to recognize Venezuelan parliament speaker Juan Guaidó as interim leader of his country after the opposition leader proclaimed himself as such last January.

The Duke's administration also rejected "insistently"Statement by the Council of the Federation of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation on the situation in Venezuela.

Clarifies that Colombia has responded to the "multidimensional crisis that crosses Venezuelaand for which the illegitimate and usurping regime of Nicolás Maduro is responsible for legality, solidarity and responsibility ".

In this regard, he badured that, from the point of view of legality, he acted in accordance with his obligations as a member of the Organization of American States (OAS) and in accordance with the inter-American democratic system.

He also says that Colombia managed to cope with his responsibility for the mbadive migratory flow coming from Venezuela and facing the challenges that this poses for national capacities.

For its part, Russia and China reiterate their support for Maduro and the first sent to the country of oil last week two military planes with nearly one hundred soldiers and 35 tons of unspecified material.

Trujillo described last week "a military incursion"The arrival of Russian soldiers in Venezuela aboard two planes that landed at Maiquetía airport, Venezuela's main airport serving Caracas.

Venezuela has arrived, according to Maduro, aircraft from China, Russia and Cuba, with more than 900 tons of drugs that will be used to meet the needs of the population.

(With EFE information)