00:00The Colombian government issued a strong warning to the international community, rejecting any attempt to use foreign military force on its territory without its explicit consent.
00:09Foreign Minister Rosa Yolanda Villavicencio asserted that such an action would constitute a direct violation of the shared regulations and the principles that guarantee global stability.
00:18Villavicencio also expressed her country's growing concern about the normalization of unauthorized extraterritorial interventions,
00:25recalling that these actions have already caused casualties in recent months in areas of the Caribbean and the Pacific.
00:30The Colombian Foreign Minister emphasized that respect for sovereignty and a peaceful resolution of disputes are not mere courtesy, not diplomatic, but binding obligations for all states.
00:41Furthermore, she defended Colombia's track record in the fight against drug trafficking, an effort she described as rigorous and based on cooperation,
00:49and that none of these can justify threats or interferences that contradict international law.
00:58On behalf of the government and people of Colombia,
01:04I firmly and categorically reject any suggestion of using military force within Colombian territory under any pretext whatsoever.
01:12No state may carry out armed operations in the territory of another state without its express consent.
01:26Such action would directly violate the Charter of the United Nations and the fundamental principles that sustain international peace and stability.
01:33Colombia observes with deep concern the growing normalization of unauthorized extraterritorial operations
01:42which have left dozens of victims in the Caribbean and the Pacific.
01:51These actions erode the international legal order and set a dangerous precedent in a region recognized as a zone of peace.
01:59In a region that is recognized as a zone of peace.
