Petro warns US missiles in Caribbean could endanger Colombian fishermen: Video
President of Colombia Gustavo Petro warned that missiles launched by the United States in the Caribbean Sea could fall on Colombian vessels.
His remarks came during a public event at Casa de Nariño in Bogotá on Thursday, according to the Colombian Presidency.
The president’s remarks come amid heightened US operations near Venezuelan waters, which have sparked concern in Colombia over the safety of small fishing communities. Petro called on international human rights organisations to investigate.
“We know that two fishermen from Trinidad and Tobago were killed by a missile,” Petro said. “This is a war crime — an act of international aggression against a peace zone, the Caribbean.”
Linking the incident to broader geopolitical violence, Petro compared the situation in the Caribbean to the devastation in Gaza, asserting that “today’s struggles are struggles for life, and they are revolutionary.” He reiterated his government’s decision to suspend coal exports to Israel in protest of what he has called a “genocidal regime.”
Petro concluded his address with an appeal for vigilance among Caribbean governments and human rights defenders, urging them to “monitor and set alerts” against any future acts of foreign aggression, and to protect vulnerable coastal and island communities that remain without effective defence systems.
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