Trinidad and Tobago has approved the use of its airports by United States military aircraft in the coming weeks, as regional tensions between Washington and Caracas continue to escalate.
In a statement issued, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and CARICOM Affairs stated that the government remains committed to cooperation with the United States on matters of regional security. The ministry added that the approved aircraft movements are logistics-related and do not involve combat operations.
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The decision follows a meeting in November between Prime Minister Kamla Persad Bissessar and a senior United States military official, during which both sides reaffirmed their partnership and discussed shared priorities related to security and regional stability, according to the Pentagon.
The United States has intensified military activity in the Caribbean and Pacific in recent months. This has included more than 20 strikes on vessels suspected of drug trafficking so far this year, operations that US officials say have resulted in nearly 90 deaths.
President Donald Trump has also recently raised the prospect of military action against Venezuela, accusing the Maduro administration of facilitating the shipment of narcotics into the United States. The Venezuelan government has repeatedly denied those allegations.
The approval places Trinidad and Tobago among a small number of regional states cooperating directly with US military logistics at a time of heightened geopolitical tension in the southern Caribbean.
