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Ruling party lawmakers condemn U.S. attack on Venezuela

SEOUL, Jan. 6 (Yonhap) -- Lawmakers of the ruling Democratic Party (DP) on Tuesday condemned the United States' military strike on Venezuela, calling it a breach of international law and the United Nations charter.

The statement, signed by 68 DP lawmakers, came after Washington carried out a large-scale military strike that captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife.

"A regime's poor governance cannot justify military action against a sovereign state," the lawmakers said. "The restoration of Venezuela's democracy must be left for the people of Venezuela to decide, and it must be done in a peaceful and diplomatic manner."

They stressed that the U.S. operation constituted a use of force that violates international law and warned that it could set a dangerous precedent for justifying similar military interventions.

The lawmakers also called on the international community to step up efforts to work toward a peaceful resolution to the crisis.

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