US says closely monitoring Venezuela/Guyana situation

John Kirby

The United States continues to closely monitor Venezuela’s escalating aggressive stance towards this country and its disrespect of the ICJ (International Court of Justice), and yesterday warned against any violence or conflict here.

 “It’s concerning. We’re watching this very, very, very closely,” US National Security Council spokesman John Kirby told the press yesterday.

“The arbitral decision needs to be respected. We obviously don’t want to see any violence occur here or conflict occur, and we’re obviously in touch with all our partners,” he added.