A United Nations (UN) Security Council meeting on the current situation in Venezuela has just begun.
The agenda for the emergency meeting is listed as discussing “threats to international peace and security”.
UN Secretary General ‘concerned international law not respected’
At the emergency session of the UN’s Security Council, under-secretary general Rosemary DiCarlo has read out a statement on behalf of Secretary General António Guterres.
Guterres says that he is “deeply concerned that rules of international law have not been respected” when it comes to the US’s actions in Venezuela.
The statement says: “I am deeply concerned about the possible intensification of instability in the country, the potential impact on the region, and the precedent it may set for how relations between and among states are conducted.”
More updates on any key developments soon.
SOURCE: BBC NEWS
