Mexico offers to lead a call to seek a “peaceful” solution to the tension between the U.S. and Venezuela

Mexico City.- The President of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum, showed this Thursday her willingness to convene American countries and other continents to seek a “peaceful” solution to any conflict in Venezuela and the region, while reiterating the importance of opposing any “intervention” and “interference”. In her daily press conference, Sheinbaum maintained that the Mexican stance responds to “a conviction” and the Constitution, and suggested that it should be shared by South American countries, even when there are political differences between governments.

“We do not agree with interventions (…) and we are in favor of the peaceful resolution of conflicts,” he said.

This, he added, “beyond the government of (Nicolás) Maduro in Venezuela,” because he stated “that is another issue.” “The central theme is interventionism and interference,” he stated, without debating the situation in Venezuela due to criticisms of Nicolás Maduro, whose victory in the 2024 presidential elections has been questioned by numerous countries in the international community.

Mexico Still Has No Role in the Conflict Between the U.S. and Venezuela

The president added that, in the event of a dispute, “there are all the mechanisms established by the United Nations for a peaceful solution to any dispute. And all parties must participate,” she affirmed, emphasizing that this has been “Mexico’s position for a long time.” However, he clarified that, so far, his Government has not received requests to lead multilateral efforts, nor has it established communication with any other Government for this purpose.

“We have not received any particular request (…) we have not received any formal request,” he pointed out, although he noted that there is communication through the Secretariat of Foreign Relations with Venezuela.

Her statements come after this Wednesday the Mexican president urged the UN to “assume its role to avoid any bloodshed and always seek the peaceful solution of conflicts.”

Without a doubt about the support for Cuba

On the other hand, regarding another crucial topic for the American agenda, the President of Mexico stated that the relationship between her country and Cuba “has always been a difference” with the United States since 1959, although she maintained that this disagreement “does not have to influence” the bilateral relationship with Washington, despite the criticisms of President Donald Trump.

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“Our position regarding Cuba will be maintained,” underscored the Mexican president, rejecting that her government reconsider its stance towards the island, despite Trump’s criticisms for accusations of sending oil to the island and hiring Cuban doctors. Sheinbaum acknowledged that “that relationship has always been a difference” between the governments of the two neighboring countries, while insisting that “it does not have to influence Mexico-United States relations.” Therefore, he maintained that the relationship between his country and Cuba “is not aligned with the values” or the foreign policy of the United States towards Mexico. The president emphasized that the issue has been permanently debated “since the Cuban Revolution in 1959” and recalled that, in the Mexico-United States relationship, different Mexican presidents have passed since then without breaking the continuity of Mexican state policy towards Havana.