EU's Kallas urges respect for international law over US narco-boat strikes

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EU's Kallas urges respect for international law over US narco-boat strikes  The EU's Kaja Kallas emphasised the need to follow international law on self-defence and UN mandates at the CELAC-EU summit in Colombia, amid continued US strikes on narco-boats.  READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/11/09/eus-kallas-urged-adherence-to-international-law-concerning-us-attacks-on-vessels  Subscribe to our channel. Euronews is available on Dailymotion in 12 languages

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00:01The EU's foreign policy chief, Kaya Callas, is attending a summit in Colombia

00:05overshadowed by U.S. military strikes in the region.

00:09Speaking at the event, Callas said the EU's position is to uphold international law

00:13where the use of force is only justified in self-defense or with a U.N. resolution.

00:18Under international law, you can use force only for two reasons,

00:23either self-defense or on the basis of U.N. Security Council resolution.

00:29The meeting between the EU and Latin American and Caribbean states

00:32has been marked by divisions over the U.S. operation targeting alleged drug-carrying vessels.

00:38According to the U.S. Defense Secretary, 14 strikes have killed 69 people on boats

00:43near Venezuela and in the Pacific since September.

00:47Colombian President Gustavo Petro has called the deaths extrajudicial executions.

00:52The relevance of the summit has also been questioned due to the absence of senior leaders,

00:57including European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen whom Callas is representing.

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