The member countries of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America (ALBA-TCP), acting in accordance with their right to self-determination and in defense of regional peace, express their strongest rejection of the recent military escalation by the Government of the United States of America, which includes the deployment of warships and nuclear submarines in the Caribbean Sea.

This action poses a serious threat to peace and security in the region, in addition to constituting a violation of the Proclamation of Latin America and the Caribbean as a Zone of Peace, adopted by CELAC in 2014 and recognized by the United Nations, as well as the commitments of the Treaty for the Prohibition of nuclear weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean (Treaty of Tlatelolco).

ALBA-TCP warns that these offensive military practices jeopardize continental stability and reiterates that, far from intimidating the peoples, they are an impetus to strengthen efforts for integration, cooperation, and peaceful dialogue, in strict compliance with International Law and the Charter of the United Nations.

The Bolivarian Alliance demands the immediate cessation of this hostile policy and the full respect for the sovereignty and independence of the States of Latin America and the Caribbean. It also reaffirms its commitment to peace, unity, and solidarity, reaffirming that Our America will continue to be a territory of peace, whose destinies belong only to its peoples, free from all foreign interference.

Caracas, August 27, 2025