US accuses Venezuela of failing to fight drug trafficking

The Venezuelan government on Thursday rejected a US government report accusing it of failing to make substantial efforts to combat drug trafficking.

In a statement, Venezuela's Foreign Ministry described what the US was doing as "unlawful and illegitimate".

Quoted from the Xinhua page, Friday (9/17/2021) the practice of the United States is considered to be very trying to establish itself as a supranational police of sovereign and independent countries.

A memorandum signed by US President Joe Biden on Wednesday (15/9) stated "Venezuela has proven to have failed to make substantial efforts" to comply with "its obligations under international counter-narcotics agreements."

Venezuelan Response

According to the Venezuelan ministry, Washington's actions "violate the basic principles of Public International Law, such as mutual respect for sovereignty, political independence, juridical equality and non-interference in internal affairs."

"The US persists in its inappropriate attempts to play the global anti-drug gendarme," he said.

"Venezuela strictly complies with the provisions of the international convention for the control of psychotropic substances and narcotics," the ministry added.

The South American togel online zaman sekarang nation "is recognized by the United Nations as a country free of banned plants, thanks to the permanent work of security forces, a policy of deterrence and coordinated cooperation," the statement said.

The ministry also condemned the politicization of the issue, urging world governments "to treat it ethically and responsibly."