Venezuela's Executive Vice President, Delcy Rodríguez, stated that the country is ready to peacefully resolve the dispute over its resources. "We are going to resolve this dispute in peace," said Rodríguez in a video posted on Sunday on her Telegram account. She called on workers in the petrochemical industry to be "very alert," as "the enemy does not rest." "We are not going to betray Venezuela's sovereignty. We will never be an energy colony of any foreign power," she emphasized. Meanwhile, Qatar and Panama have offered to mediate between Venezuela and the United States. A Qatari Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Majed al-Ansari, stated that Doha is waiting for a request from the parties to begin official mediation. Panama's Vice Chancellor, Carlos Hoyos, reported that his president is willing to temporarily host individuals from the Venezuelan government to help "resolve the situation" in the country. Tensions have escalated since the U.S. deployed military forces in the Caribbean Sea in August, an action that Venezuela interprets as an attempt to provoke a regime change.
