US issues travel warning for Venezuela
Baku, December 4, AZERTAC
The U.S. Department of State on Wednesday warned Americans against traveling to Venezuela, maintaining a Level 4—“Do Not Travel"—advisory first issued in May amid rising tensions over the U.S.'s anti-drug trafficking campaign and pressure on the government of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, according to Newsweek.
Several Western countries have updated travel advisories, warning their citizens not to travel to Venezuela.
More than a dozen U.S. warships and 15,000 troops have been amassed in the Caribbean as part of "Operation Southern Spear." The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has previously warned operators to "exercise caution" over Venezuelan airspace "due to the worsening security situation and heightened military activity in or around Venezuela."
President Donald Trump spoke to Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in late November but it remains unclear if the threat of U.S. military action against the Latin American country remains on the table. Tensions in the region are escalating as the U.S. signals similar actions could extend to other countries in Latin America.
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