Pope: America should not resort to the military option to oust “Maduro” – Mehr news agency RCO News Agency

According to RCO News Agency, quoted by Reuters, Pope Leo XIV, the leader of the world Catholics, said in a meeting with reporters: “If Washington seeks to bring about change in Venezuela, it is better to take the path of dialogue or perhaps pressure, including economic pressure.”

In response to a question about US President Donald Trump’s threat to oust Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro through military action, he said: It would be better to look for ways of dialogue or perhaps pressure, including economic pressure.

The world Catholic leader made these words on the flight back from his trip to Turkey and Lebanon and added: Washington should look for other ways to bring about change in Venezuela.

In another part of his speech, Pope Leo said that the messages issued by the administration of US President Donald Trump about the country’s policy towards Venezuela are “unclear”.

He added: On the one hand, it seems that a phone call was made between the two presidents, but on the other hand, there is this danger and the possibility that military action will be taken.

Pope Leo XIV, who was elected in May, is originally from Chicago and has spent many years as a priest in Peru and is very familiar with the Latin American region.