Venezuela: Switzerland calls for respect for international law

Following the US attack on Venezuela, Switzerland has called for de-escalation, restraint and respect for international law. At the moment, the Swiss foreign ministry has no information on affected Swiss citizens in Venezuela. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Respect for international law also includes respecting the prohibition on the use of force enshrined in international law and the territorial integrity of sovereign states, the foreign ministry's head of communication, Nicolas Bideau, wrote on the social media platform X today. The Swiss embassy in Venezuela is closely monitoring the situation, the post reads. The EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs, Kaja Kallas, had also already expressed a similar opinion to Bideau's. On the night of Friday to Saturday (local time), the US attacked targets in Venezuela and, according to President Donald Trump, also captured president Nicolas Maduro and took him out of the country. According to reports, the ...