Venezuela calls US warship presence a ‘provocation’
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July 01, 2020
In the ongoing ‘war’ with the United States, yesterday Venezuela accused them of “an act of provocation” after a US warship steamed close to the South American country’s territorial waters the day before.
“A United States Navy destroyer approached within 30 miles of the coast, in a clear act of provocation.
On Tuesday, the US Southern Command admitted in a statement that a guided-missile destroyer had entered waters that Venezuela considered its own.
The operation took place in international waters outside a 12 nautical-mile jurisdiction that President Nicolas Maduro claims as belonging to Venezuela.
US Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) statement: “The US Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Nitze (DDG 94) conducted a freedom of navigation operation, contesting an excessive maritime claim by Venezuela.”
