The President of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, called this Tuesday to keep the channels of dialogue with Venezuela open, amid growing tensions due to the US military deployment in Caribbean waters.
The Colombian hydrocarbon sector has intensified its presence in Guyana through business agreements and increased air connectivity. However, the possibility of importing gas from Venezuela remains blocked by U.S. sanctions, heightening fears of a supply deficit by 2026.
On September 19, the UN Security Council voted on a draft resolution presented by the Republic of Korea, in its capacity as Council president, which sought to continue sanctions relief imposed on Iran under the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). The text did not pass: it received four votes in favor (Algeria, China, Pakistan, and Russia), nine against (Denmark, France, Greece, Panama, Sierra Leone, Slovenia, Somalia, the United Kingdom, and the United States), and two abstentions (Guyana and South Korea itself).
High-ranking officials from Russia and Venezuela held bilateral consultations in Moscow to deepen the comprehensive strategic alliance between the two countries. Simultaneously, in Caracas, the National Assembly debated the Russia-Venezuela strategic partnership treaty, according to the agenda of the ordinary session this Thursday, amid heightened tensions with the United States.
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For the first time in a decade, Venezuelans have surpassed Syrians as the top asylum seekers in the European Union. This shift coincides with a global debate on the future of international protection, fueled by a proposal from Donald Trump to the UN.
With 142 votes in favor, the General Assembly adopted a resolution promoting the creation of a sovereign Palestinian state, the disarmament of Hamas, and the transfer of Gaza’s administration to the Palestinian Authority. The text, promoted by France and Saudi Arabia, is approved days before a key summit in New York.
The European Parliament approved a resolution on September 11 requesting the European Union to designate the so-called “Cartel of the Suns” as a terrorist organization, aligning with a decision previously made by the United States and replicated in countries such as Ecuador, Argentina, and Paraguay. Although the text is non-binding, MEPs warned that the criminal networks operating on the Colombia-Venezuela border represent a growing threat to regional security.
Caracas and Tehran have once again closed ranks amid growing tensions with Washington. Venezuelan Foreign Minister Yván Gil and his Iranian counterpart, Abbas Araghchi, held a conversation in which they both denounced what they described as “intimidatory actions” by the United States following the deployment of military vessels in waters near Venezuela.
The former British prime minister interrupted his vacation in the Dominican Republic to travel to Venezuela in February 2024, where he held a private meeting with Nicolás Maduro. Leaked documents suggest the existence of subsequent payments related to a contract with the firm Merlyn Advisors. The Guardian has not been able to confirm that these payments were related to the trip to Caracas.
