Meanwhile, Colombia had rejected Mr Trump’s comments as “an unacceptable threat against an elected leader.”
“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 they don’t behave, we will do a second strike,” Fox News cited Mr Trump as saying aboard Marine One during a trip from Mar-a-Lago to the White House.
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 Rubio’s statement contrasted Mr Trump’s earlier claim that the U.S. would at least temporarily “run” the oil-rich nation.
The Human Rights Watch has called for prompt return to “rights-respecting democracy” in Venezuela, lamenting decade of repression, human rights amid the ouster of ex-president Nicolás Maduro
The UN’s secretary general warned that the world was approaching a dangerous crossroads.
The foreign ministry likened Mr Trump’s intention to “run” Venezuela and commandeer its oil as reminiscent of an “imperialist.”
The AU’s position was outlined in a communiqué on the situation in Venezuela issued on Saturday.
On Saturday, Mr Maduro was captured and flown to the U.S.
