Sixty-eight lawmakers from South Korea's ruling Democratic Party issued a collective statement on Tuesday expressing grave concerns over recent U.S. military operations in Venezuela, warning they threaten fundamental principles of international order.
The legislators emphasized that unilateral military interventions violate core tenets of the UN Charter, including the prohibition of force and non-interference in sovereign states' affairs. "A regime's poor governance cannot justify military action against a sovereign state," the statement read, urging resolution of Venezuela's political situation through peaceful diplomacy.
Lawmakers cautioned that such actions risk establishing dangerous precedents for superpower interventions worldwide. "If unilateral assessments justify violating sovereignty, we risk systemic erosion of global stability," they warned, highlighting potential ripple effects across conflict zones.
The declaration comes amid heightened scrutiny of great power dynamics in Asia and beyond, with analysts noting its alignment with broader regional calls for strengthened multilateral dispute resolution mechanisms. The lawmakers' stance reflects growing parliamentary attention to balancing alliance commitments with principles of international law.
