Sri Lanka’s ruling party has issued a sharp warning to Washington, calling the US military action in Venezuela a dangerous violation of sovereignty that threatens global norms and smaller nations alike.
Sri Lanka’s ruling party, the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP), has strongly condemned the recent military action carried out by the United States in Venezuela, describing it as an unjustified violation of a sovereign nation and a troubling signal to the rest of the world. In a detailed statement issued by its Politburo, the party accused Washington of overstepping international law and undermining the fundamental principle of national self determination.
The JVP criticized the United States for what it described as “invading [Venezuela] and kidnapping its elected President, Hugo Chavez Maduro, and his wife,” framing the operation as a direct assault on Venezuela’s independence and the democratic will of its people. According to the statement, such actions cannot be justified under any legal or moral framework and represent a dangerous escalation in international conduct.
Emphasizing long established global norms, the party said that, as in any free and sovereign state, the people of Venezuela alone have the right to determine their own future and choose their leaders. “No power has the right to infringe on that,” the statement said, adding that principles of democracy, human rights, freedom, and state independence are universally accepted and must not be overridden by force or coercion.
The JVP also highlighted what it described as a growing international consensus against military intervention as a tool of foreign policy. It argued that invasions and armed interventions are incompatible with the values of a civilized world and undermine the very order they claim to defend. “Violating them for any reason and carrying out military interventions or invasions of countries is not justified in the modern civilized world,” the statement added, stressing that no responsible global actor should endorse such actions.
Concluding its message, the JVP reaffirmed its opposition to the US operation and expressed solidarity with the Venezuelan people during a moment of profound uncertainty. “We at the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna condemn this military aggression against Venezuela by the United States of America and stand for the survival and independence of Venezuela,” the party said, reiterating its support for sovereignty, self determination, and resistance to external interference.
