Countries Launch
Initiative to Defend
Venezuela and the UN
Charter
On February 14, Venezuelan Foreign Minister Jorge
Arreaza,
accompanied by counterparts from several other countries, large
and small, announced that a new group of UN member states
making up the majority of the world's population have come
together out of a common concern for the need to maintain respect
for the principles of international law. The group held a press
conference at the UN headquarters in New York. Reading a
statement on the group's behalf, Arreaza announced the countries
are
launching a new diplomatic initiative to defend the
principles enshrined in the UN Charter, and the right of peoples
everywhere to live in peace, without interference and free from
the threat or use of force. He said that the group will be
organizing a strategy not just for the defence of the Bolivarian
Republic of Venezuela and its people but in the interests of
peoples everywhere.
Minister Arreaza referenced relevant articles of
the UN
Charter:
- Respect for the principle of equal rights and
self-determination of peoples, and to take other appropriate
measures to strengthen universal peace (Article 1.2);
- Respect for the principle of the sovereign
equality
of all
its Members (Article 2.1);
- Settle international disputes by peaceful means
in
such a
manner that international peace and security, and justice, are
not endangered (Article 2.3);
- Refrain in international relations from the
threat
or use
of force against a State (Article 2.4);
- Respect the territorial integrity or political
independence of any States (Article 2.4); and
- Non-intervention in matters which are
essentially
within
the domestic jurisdiction of any state (Article 2.7).
Arreaza called on all the member states of the UN
to
unite in
defence of international law as the only guarantee of the
peaceful coexistence of humankind.
After concluding the announcement on behalf of
the new
group,
Arreaza said the principles cited and other aims of the UN
Charter are being openly violated by foreign powers interfering
in Venezuela's affairs. "We are a sovereign country, we are going
to protect our people in spite of all the threats," he said.
Addressing media outlets, who he said have joined the
interventionist campaign, he asked that they cease their rhetoric
and not contribute to the bloodshed in Venezuela.
This article was published in
Volume 49 Number 5 - February 16, 2019
Article Link:
Countries Launch
Initiative to Defend
Venezuela and the UN
Charter
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