[News] Cuba Calls for International Mobilization Against US Military Deployment in the Caribbean

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Cuba Calls for International Mobilization Against US Military Deployment in
the Caribbean
jborinoco
September 19, 2025
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[image: Miguel Díaz-Canel President of Cuba and First Secretary of the
Communist Party of Cuba (PCC). Photo: Prensa Latina.]

Miguel Díaz-Canel President of Cuba and First Secretary of the Communist
Party of Cuba (PCC). Photo: Prensa Latina.

Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel has called for maintaining the Carribean
region as a zone of peace.

Venezuelan Foreign Minister Yván Gil expressed his gratitude, on behalf of
President Nicolás Maduro, to the Cuban government for calling on the
international community to mobilize against the use of military force in
the Caribbean Sea.

In a Telegram post, Gil said that the deployment of US naval forces in the
region “seeks to provoke a military conflict against Venezuela, putting the
lives and peace of the entire Caribbean region at serious risk.”

Venezuela has condemned the fact that the United States is pursuing
objectives other than fighting drug trafficking when deploying military
vessels in the Caribbean.

This Thursday, Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel stated on his X account
that “the true objective of US military actions in the Caribbean is to
seize Venezuela’s oil and resources.”

In this regard, he expressed the urgency of “preserving Latin America and
the Caribbean as a Zone of Peace.”

The Cuban Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement denouncing the
escalation of US military aggression against Venezuela and warning that
direct military aggression against the country would have incalculable
consequences for peace, stability, and security.

The text states that the accumulation and increase of military resources
and personnel in the Caribbean Sea, the use of force to attack civilian
vessels, murder their crews, and the unjustified interception and detention
of a vessel, in addition to the dissemination of psychological warfare
messages, violate international norms and confirm the hostile and
irresponsible nature of the ongoing operation.

The Cuban Ministry of Foreign Affairs indicated that the Donald Trump
administration is trying to legitimize these actions in the public eye
under the crude pretext that Venezuela represents a threat to the national
security of the United States and the well-being of its citizens.

*Statement*

Below is the full statement:

It is urgent to prevent a military aggression against the Bolivarian
Republic of Venezuela

Declaration of the Revolutionary Government

The Revolutionary Government condemns the escalation of actions by the
United States government to justify military aggression against the
Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.

The buildup and increase in military assets and personnel in the Caribbean
Sea, the use of force to attack civilian vessels and murder their crews,
and the unjustified interception and detention of a vessel, in violation of
international norms, confirm the hostile and irresponsible nature of the
ongoing operation.

Added to this is the dissemination of psychological warfare messages by the
United States government, attempting to legitimize these actions in the
public eye under the crude pretext that Venezuela represents a threat to
the national security of the United States and the well-being of its
citizens.

The US Secretary of State, along with his allied congressmen and senators,
who are also responsible for the current escalation of genocide in Gaza,
are attempting to impose their interests by force in Venezuela, which is
unjustifiable and dangerous.

The true objective of these actions is to seize Venezuela’s oil and
resources.

Cuba has repeatedly warned that the deployment of US military forces in the
Caribbean Sea in recent weeks constitutes an act of provocation and seeks
to trigger a military conflict that would force the Bolivarian Republic of
Venezuela to defend its sovereignty and territorial integrity.

A direct military attack against Venezuela would have incalculable
consequences for the peace, stability, and security of Our America.

No government can be allowed to resort to the threat or use of force in
contravention of the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United
Nations and international law.

It is urgent to separate lies from reality.

Cuba urges international mobilization to prevent aggression and preserve
Latin America and the Caribbean as a Zone of Peace proclaimed by its heads
of state and government.

Havana, September 18, 2025.
(Últimas Noticias
<https://ultimasnoticias.com.ve/politica/cuba-llama-a-movilizarse-contra-despliegue-militar-en-el>
)

Translation: Orinoco Tribune
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