Mexican President Sheinbaum Calls UN To Take a 'Much More Leading Role' In U.S.-Venezuela Tensions

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum called on the UN to adopt a "much more leading role" in addressing the tensions between the U.S. and Venezuela.

Speaking during her daily press conference, Sheinbaum said her administration "doesn't agree with interventions and less so military ones," adding that such is a principle enshrined in the country's constitution and she will "keep defending it."

Asked if there should be a call from the region to support Venezuela or whether Caracas should deal with the matter on its own, Sheinbaum called on the UN to "take a much more leading role in these cases."

Sheinbaum had made a similar call weeks ago, saying the body has not "taken its role" in conflict resolution so to "always look for a peaceful solution among the peoples."

"We call for any international controversy be solved through dialogue and peace and not through intervention. That is our position due to conviction and Constitution, it always has to be the stance of any Mexican president beyond opinions about the Venezuelan regime, Maduro's presidency," Sheinbaum added back then.

In the meantime, the Trump administration continues applying pressure on the Maduro regime on different areas. One is the blockade of sanctioned tankers, which has led the regime to shut oil wells as it runs out of storage facility, according to a report from this week.

Bloomberg detailed that Caracas is seeking to reduce production in the Orinoco Belt by at least 25% to half a million barrels a day. The figure amounts to 15% of the country's daily output of 1.1 million of barrels a day.

Another is reported attack on what has been described as a remote dock in the Venezuelan coast believed to be used by the Tren de Aragua gang to load drugs onto vessels that would then journey through the Caribbean.

The administration also continues to conduct strikes against the alleged drug vessels, and has carried 30 such attacks following the latest attack on Monday.

Two people were killed in the latest attack, which took place in the Eastern Pacific, according to the U.S. Southern Command, bringing the death toll to at least 107.

The military claimed the vessel was "engaged in narco-trafficking operations." In a video posted on social media, it can be seen moving through the water before being struck twice.