JAKARTA - The General Chair of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP) Megawati Soekarnoputri has criticized the US military's intervention in Venezuela. This step is called a serious threat to national sovereignty.
This was conveyed by him in a speech commemorating the 53rd anniversary of PDIP and the opening of the 2026 I National Conference which was held at the Beach City International Stadium, Ancol, North Jakarta today, January 10. The 5th President of the Republic of Indonesia also rejected the practice of neocolonialism in the modern era.
"I convey the firm stance of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle against any form of military intervention by the United States in Venezuela, including the kidnapping of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife through a military operation that has sparked international condemnation," Megawati said.
Megawati assessed that unilateral action injured the spirit of world peace enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations. He reminded Indonesia of a long history in fighting all forms of colonialism since the 1955 Asian-African Conference (KAA).
"This action is a manifestation of neocolonialism and modern imperialism, which denies the Charter of the United Nations and the basic principles of international relations. The Indonesian nation rejects an international order that justifies the domination of power over the sovereignty of other nations," he said.
Megawati then reminded the international community that military violence would never be a way out to build civilization or democracy. PDIP is officially called to solve all global conflicts through the diplomatic table.
"True democracy is not born from the muzzle of a gun, justice does not grow from unilateral aggression, and civilization is not built on contempt for the dignity of the nation," Megawati said in her speech, which was greeted with thunderous applause from cadres.
He ensured that PDIP continued to be a political tool for service, both at the national level and in international solidarity against all forms of imperialism.
"PDI Perjuangan calls for the resolution of international conflicts through dialogue, diplomacy, and international law, not through violence that only prolongs the suffering of civilians."
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