PM concerned over growing US-Venezuela tensions

PRIME MINISTER, Dr Ralph Gonsalves, has expressed concern about “dire consequences for our region” should there be any escalation in tensions between Venezuela and the United States of America.

Dr Gonsalves aired his concern on NBC Radio on Wednesday, October, 1, 2025, days after he also touched on this issue during his address last Friday, September, 26, 2025 at the United Nations General Assembly in New York, USA.

Just this week, President of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro, said he is preparing to declare a state of emergency in Venezuela.

It is his hope that this will protect the South American country, in the event of attacks by the US military which has a build-up of military ships and arsenal in Caribbean waters off Venezuela.

On Wednesday, Prime Minister Gonsalves expressed the hope of being able to have dialogue with his Trinidad and Tobago counterpart, Kamla Persad Bissessar, on these rising tensions. The Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister has voiced support for the US military presence, which president Donald Trump, has said is about addressing illegal drug trafficking.

“It’s a matter I’d like to sit and talk with my sister Kamla about,” Dr Gonsalves stated.

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