In Letter to Trump, Browne Urges Diplomacy to Avert Tensions in Caribbean Waters
Prime Minister Gaston Browne has written to U.S. President Donald J. Trump urging renewed diplomatic engagement with Venezuela amid what he described as a growing military build-up in international waters shared by Caribbean states.
In the letter, Browne said Caribbean nations have long upheld their identity as a “Zone of Peace,” calling the region one of the few remaining places where stability offers relief from global volatility.
He warned that small island economies — especially those dependent on tourism — are acutely vulnerable to geopolitical tension. Browne wrote that “a hint of armed confrontation in our waters reverberates instantly through hotel bookings, airlines, foreign investment, and the livelihoods of hundreds of thousands of families,” adding that military action near the region could cast “a long shadow” over its primary economic engine.
Browne urged Trump to “follow your instincts which, as far as I have seen, are rooted in dialogue and negotiation,” noting that Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has signaled readiness for direct talks. Diplomacy, he wrote, “delivers fewer sorrows than the alternatives.”
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Like trump knows who he is..
He should have written to Marco Rubio
Duh!!!
Well done, Hon. PM. I hope it is well received and the advice followed. The last thing we want in our territories is a war between those two nations, especially since we heavily depend on them for their resources.
Lol. This man actually thinks he’s some peace maker..lol
You do not have the temperament for a peace maker GB, you are no “Mother Teresa”, so you better line up with the US quick and fast.
Maduro must go, so save your breath. He won’t survive past the year probably, and the Venezuelan people would be more the better for it.
Ask Maduro to take some responsibility for his actions and ask him to step down. That’s what a real leader will do, but I know you don’t have that type of gile in you, so you straddle the line trying to play ” peace maker”.
Is it only the national hero’s like Viv you have your bullying tactics for?
But I know your too egotistical to listen to wisdom, so Antiguan will be in for it for the next three years of your reign.