Singapore Says US Move on Venezuela Concerns Small States
Fire at Fuerte Tiuna, Venezuela's largest military complex, after a series of explosions in Caracas on Jan. 3.
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Singapore Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong said the US use of military intervention in Venezuela is of great concern, especially for smaller countries.
Venezuela has a very difficult internal situation and has destabilized the region but that doesn’t justify unilateral action without any proper authorization from another country, Lee said Thursday at the ISEAS Yusof Ishak Institute’s regional outlook forum.