French statement at a UN Security Council meeting on Venezuela

Here is an excerpt of the statement by France's representative at the UN Security Council emergency meeting on Venezuela in New York on Monday:

The military operation which has led to the capture of Nicolas Maduro runs counter to the principal of peaceful dispute resolution and runs counter to the principal of non-use of force. The proliferation of violations of the Charter of the United Nations and the violation of international laws by a state vested with the responsibility as a permanent member of the Security Council chips away the very foundation of the international order.