The Colombian government claimed the Trump administration won't carry out a military intervention in Venezuela.
Concretely, Foreign Minister Rosa Villavicencio said she reached the conclusion after speaking with U.S. officials, including ambassador John McNamara and U.S. lawmakers who recently visited the country.
#Colombia’s government says they have received assurances from the U.S. that military intervention is *not* on the table in Venezuela
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“Due to the conversations we have had with the ambassador (Chargé d'affaires McNamara) and his representatives,(...) we are able to conclude that…
"The press has created a narrative that is sowing confusion in the population. From the conversations we've had with the ambassador and U.S. lawmakers who visited the country over the past weeks we concluded there is no such intention," Villavicencio said.
However, the U.S. is continuing its deployment of assets to the region, and Spanish outlet ABC News detailed that the Trump administration is also negotiating with several countries the possibility that they join the operation.
The outlet noted that Secretary of State Marco Rubio is leading negotiations, which also include Italy and the U.K., focusing on the fact that Spain is not currently involved in such conversations.
ABC News also noted that the French government has announced it will join the operation and is sending warships to Guadalupe, which it administers.
Overall, the U.S. sent eight warships to the Caribbean and Pacific in the region, which the Washington Post described as a "significant buildup for a region that has rarely seen such a large presence of U:S. military vessels."
Three destroyers, two landing dock ships, an amphibious assault ship, a cruiser and a littoral combat ship are already in the region or on their way. All destroyers carry detachments of the U.S. Coast Guard and law enforcement officials. The Navy didn't say where the vessels will be operating.
Another report by The Washington Post quotes a U.S. official saying that the deployment won't lead to military strikes in Venezuela. "Behind the scenes it's business as usual," the official told the outlet.
The Post also recalled that in an interview earlier this month Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau said that the Trump administration was "very much against regime change in terms of the U.S. basically being the driver."
"I think you'll be seeing some more actions in the coming days and weeks that will be sending messages, but ultimately the Venezuelan people have to rise up and claim their own freedom," Landau added. "We can't go around the world changing governments at our whim."
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