Reacting to US President Donald Trump’s threatening tweets warning of a missile strike, Bolivia’s Ambassador to the UN Sacha Sergio Llorenty Soliz expressed concern about the threats of “unilateral military action.”
“There’s a consistency in these threats, so we are concerned because any unilateral action would be a violation of the principles and purposes of the charter,” he told reporters.
The Security Council failed to reach an agreement with respect to alleged chemical weapon use in Syria on Tuesday with Russia and the US each opposing the other’s draft resolutions regarding an investigation into last weekend’s alleged attack in Douma.
Bolivia voted against the US-backed resolution, along with Russia’s veto, expressing concern about threats of force and unilateral action contrary to the UN Charter.
Sweden has also cautioned against a missile strike.
“Whatever happens next has to abide by international law,” Sweden’s UN Ambassador Olof Skoog said on Wednesday.
Asked to clarify what Trump meant when he tweeted for Russia to “get ready” because missiles are “coming,” White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said, “All options are still on the table.”
No timetable has been set yet, she added.
