Panama is closely monitoring the escalation of tension between the United States and Venezuela, a matter in which the Central American country is 'completely uninvolved in terms of participation,' said President José Raúl Mulino this Thursday. 'The United States has a claim against Venezuela for various things, including not recognizing democracy and sponsoring drug trafficking, under the criteria established by the US Government. That is a problem between them, which Panama is, of course, watching very carefully,' declared Mulino. The United States maintains a military deployment in the Caribbean, defended by the White House as part of its strategy against drugs coming from South America, but which the Venezuelan government of Nicolás Maduro labels a 'threat' and an attempt to foster a regime change. 'The problem of the United States with Venezuela is completely uninvolved to us in terms of participation,' reiterated Mulino, when asked about this regional impact crisis during his weekly press conference. The American power has been bombing civilian boats supposedly linked to drug trafficking since September, which has left nearly a hundred dead. In addition to the military deployment in Caribbean waters, the Trump administration has increased pressure on the Maduro government with measures such as 'the total and complete blocking of all sanctioned tankers' that enter and leave Venezuela.
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