The 79th United Nations General Assembly has served as a platform for bilateral meetings between the Venezuelan Foreign Minister and allies from the Global South. (Photo: Telegram)
Caracas, September 26, 2024 (venezuelanalysis.com) – Venezuelan Foreign Affairs Minister Yván Gil condemned Washington’s ongoing “recolonization” efforts against the Caribbean nation.
Speaking at the 79th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York on Wednesday, Gil highlighted that Venezuela is confronting an “onslaught of new forms of colonialism” characterized by unilateral sanctions, US-backed regime-change efforts and support for far-right sectors, as well as mercenary operations, which has intensified since the July 28 presidential elections.
“This is a large-scale recolonization plan that attempts, based on a continued coup d’état, to destroy our Republic,” stated Gil. He emphasized that Washington seeks to destroy Venezuela’s democratic system and people’s right to self-determination through a “neo-colonial experiment.”
The foreign minister claimed that since 2015, Venezuela has suffered losses exceeding US $642 billion due to “cruel and inhumane” sanctions affecting every sector of its economy. This situation has been further aggravated by the seizure of 31 tons of gold held in the Bank of England, two airplanes, and other foreign assets.
Since 2017, the US Treasury Department has levied financial sanctions, an export embargo, secondary sanctions, and a raft of other restrictions aimed at strangling Venezuela’s state oil company PDVSA, the country’s most important revenue source. UN human rights experts and independent economists have labeled sanctions as “collective punishment.”
Gil criticized a “fascist and disinformation campaign” orchestrated by the US government and its allies to undermine the legitimacy of the July 28 presidential election. According to Venezuela’s electoral authorities, President Nicolás Maduro secured a third term with 6.2 million votes, defeating far-right candidate Edmundo González.
In their respective speeches at the UN, leaders from the United States, Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, and others called for recognition of the Venezuelan US-backed opposition’s unfounded victory claims and demanded “freedom” for the Caribbean nation.
Violent unrest incited by hardline sectors following the presidential vote resulted in 27 deaths and hundreds of injuries, including Chavista community leaders.
Additionally, on September 16, Venezuelan authorities reported the seizure of 400 firearms and the arrest of several foreign nationals, including an active-duty US Navy SEAL, who were accused of plotting to assassinate Maduro and other high-ranking officials. The operation reportedly included plans to attack critical infrastructure services, such as water and electricity.
Gil accused US intelligence agencies of involvement in the thwarted operation and the crowdfunding campaign promoting regime change in Venezuela launched earlier this month by notorious mercenary contractor Erik Prince.
“Specifically from the State of Florida, terrorist attacks against public officials and facilities are planned,” denounced the Venezuelan diplomat. He urged countries to ensure that their territory “is not used to finance, plan, facilitate or commit acts of destabilization.”
On Tuesday, Attorney General Tarek William Saab announced that his office had opened a criminal probe into the, so-called “Ya Casi Venezuela” crowdfunding campaign, accusing supporters of being accomplices.
In his UN address, Gil recalled that the Biden administration has not honored the Qatar-brokered agreement established last year with the Venezuelan government. This deal included a commitment to lift all sanctions imposed on the South American nation.
According to Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodríguez, 26 percent of the world’s oil production is under US-led sanctions and Venezuela’s large energy reserves are considered a “geostrategic target of the Pentagon.” Rodríguez is attending the “Russian Energy Week,” in Moscow from September 26 to 28.
The rebirth of “fascism and Nazism” and Palestine
The Venezuelan foreign affairs minister likewise took to the UN podium to adress the alarming rise of “fascist and Nazi” tendencies promoted by “oligarchies” worldwide and to condemn the ongoing Israeli onslaught and occupation in Palestine.
“As we speak in this Assembly, bombs are falling on Gaza, where Israel has killed tens of thousands of innocent children, women, and men, with the complicity of the United States and European Union governments,” stated Gil, reaffirming Venezuela’s “unwavering solidarity” with the Palestinian people.
Venezuela’s top diplomat warned about the West’s attempt to export “hatred and destruction to an entire region,” referring to recent bombinbs in Lebanon and Syria, as well as NATO’s expansion as a threat to peace in South America.
He concluded with a call to rescue the principles of UN Charter and for the Global South and initiatives such as BRICS+ to consolidate a “new pluripolar and multicentric world of peace and economic prosperity, free of hegemonies.”
On the sidelines of the 79th UN General Assembly, held between September 24-30, the Venezuelan official held meetings with dozens of Global South representatives and political allies, including Russia, China and Cuba.
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