Whereas Article 2(4) of the Charter of the United Nations, to which the United States is a party, states, All Members shall refrain in their international relations from the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any state, or in any other manner … ; Whereas the Charter of the Organization of American States, to which the United States is a party, Article 3(h) of Chapter III states, An act of aggression against one American State is an act of aggression against all the other American States , and Article 3(i) states, Controversies of an international character arising between two or more American States shall be settled by peaceful procedures ; Whereas Article 19 of the Charter of the Organization of American States declares, No State or group of States has the right to intervene, directly or indirectly, for any reason whatever, in the internal or external affairs of any other State. The foregoing principle prohibits not only armed force but also any other form of interference or attempted threat against the personality of the State or against its political, economic, and cultural elements ; Whereas Article 22 of the Charter of the Organization of American States declares, The American States bind themselves in their international relations not to have recourse to the use of force, except in the case of self defense in accordance with existing treaties or in fulfillment thereof ; and Whereas the United States and Mexico have cooperated for several decades on a variety of issues such as trade, investment, counter-narcotics, migration, rule of law, and security, including through recent high-level security and economic dialogues: Now, therefore, be it