Since capturing President Nicolás Maduro on January 3, Mr Trump has pushed for U.S. purchase and occupation of Greenland.
The pope had called for Venezuela’s sovereignty to be respected after the U.S. military’s lightning raid to capture Mr Maduro in Caracas on January 3.
“I’d probably be inclined to keep Exxon out. I didn’t like their response. They’re playing too cute,” Mr Trump said to reporters aboard Air Force One on Sunday.
Videos shared online on Monday showed armoured security vehicles in the streets near the Miraflores presidential palace, while gunshots could be heard.
The ADD berated Mr Tinubu’s government for being silent since Mr Maduro’s ouster.
“We invite the U.S. government to collaborate with us on an agenda of cooperation oriented towards shared development within the framework of international law,” said Ms Rodriguez.
If she doesn’t do what’s right, she is going to pay a very big price, probably bigger than Maduro,” Mr Trump said on Sunday.
Mr Guterres called on all parties involved to engage in “inclusive dialogue” in accordance with human rights and international law.
The open letter urged them to stop following the instructions of the incumbent government.
Venezuela’s authoritarian President, Nicolás Maduro, recently passed a law declaring the border region of Essequibo, which belongs to Guyana, a Venezuelan federal state.
