Here is an excerpt of the remarks by Ambassador Usman Jadoon, Acting Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the United Nations, at the UN Security Council emergency meeting on Venezuela in New York on Monday:

Pakistan views the recent development in Venezuela with profound concern. In a world already beset by multiple crises, escalating tensions and instability in the Caribbean do not augur well for regional and international peace and security.

Unilateral military action contravenes these sacrosanct principles and the doctrine of sovereign immunity. Such actions set dangerous precedents that risk eroding the foundations of the global legal framework. They also fuel instability, which — as history has shown time and again — can lead to unpredictable and uncontrollable outcomes for years to come.