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La Jornada Newspaper
Saturday, September 28, 2024, p. 20
Caracas. The Foreign Minister of Venezuela, Yván Gil, praised the role that his country plays in world politics, after participating in the sixth ministerial meeting of the Group of Friends in Defense of the Charter of the United Nations (UN).
21 delegations participated in the event, which took place on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, 18 of which are full members of the group, and three guests.
Venezuela is a key player in geopolitics and the energy market. We have been looking at all aspects of the economy, of the social relationshipsaid the minister in a broadcast on the state channel Venezolana de Televisión.
According to the chancellor, the meeting also discussed fundamental aspects of the defense of the United Nations Charter with a central element, the defense of the State of Palestine. The above, coupled with the fact that the genocide that Israel is committing, the extermination that Israel is committinghe already condemned him this grouphe pointed out.
Likewise, the participants addressed the impact of the unilateral coercive measures imposed by the United States against several countries, considering them as an element of blackmail.
After asking him about the call by the US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, to increase pressure against Venezuela, Gil considered it a story failed said exhortation.
In another matter of information, Brian A. Nichols, US Undersecretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs, reiterated yesterday – during a virtual press conference – that his country does not recognize the claim of the Venezuelan president, Nicolás Maduro, about his victory in the July 28 election without showing evidence, he also asked that human rights be respected and that the Venezuelan authorities stop arresting opponents.
Maduro’s security forces arbitrarily detained thousands of Venezuelans After the elections, the official stated and made a “call for the immediate release of the political detainees.
Now is the time for Maduro and his representatives to engage in a dialogue about the truth and agree on a transitionhe added.
In this context, mothers of almost a dozen young people accused of terrorism in Venezuela, stood yesterday at the doors of the attorney general’s office to deliver a letter in which they asked that their children be released (after almost two months of their detention) for demonstrate against the official election results or against President Maduro.
