Venezuela raps US invocation of regional defense aid treaty
Jesus Silva
Press TV, Caracas
Tensions continue to simmer between Venezuela and the United States after Washington announced that it has joined 11 other nations to invoke a 1948 defense treaty for the Americas, citing threats from Venezuela.
US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo named Venezuela’s opposition leader Juan Guaido another partner to the Inter-American Treaty of Reciprocal Assistance, commonly known as the Rio Treaty or TIAR.
Now, Venezuelan officials say this treaty is being manipulated by the opposition and has no legal power.
The opposition, however, insists otherwise.
But analysts say the United States is leaving no stones unturned in order to topple the Venezuelan government.
The central principle of TIAR is that an attack against one of the member states is to be considered an attack against all of the signatories.
In light of Washington’s move, Caracas says the Venezuelan armed forces will stay deployed along the country’s border with Colombia as part of what it calls an operation to defend its national territory.
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