United Nations (AP) – U.S. Vice President Mike Pence on Wednesday asked United Nations that recognize Juan Guaidó as legitimate President of Venezuela and ensured that States U nests will continue pushing the South American country to achieve a transition to democracy, although “all options are still on the table”.” The Security Council has refused to act”, said Pence during a meeting of the Council. “It is time now for the United Nations to act and of the world to support the people of Venezuela,” he added. The Vice President also stressed that the UN should revoke the credentials of the Venezuelan Ambassador to the OAS, Samuel Moncada.” With all due respect you should not be here”, said Pence Moncada, who was present in the room. “Should you return to Venezuela and tell him to (President Nicolas) Maduro being”.
From Caracas, Venezuelan President referred to Pence during a ceremony at the Government Palace and said that the speech of the Vice President “stinks” and made “ridiculous” in its attempt to force recognition of guided. He said Pence “cannot understand in their arrogance, in their arrogance, in its racial supremacismo” which cannot “give orders to Venezuela or to the world”. The meeting of the Security Council to discuss the humanitarian crisis in Venezuela was convened by the United States. It is the third meeting that the Council carried out over the South American country following a first meeting organized in January and February.
Moncada criticized the American threat and said that it is cultivating “an invasion”.
“On what legal basis can a country come here to threaten another at this table?”, asked Moncada.El Ambassador said that the suffering that exists in Venezuela is due to the strangulation of the country caused by the United States and the United Kingdom. He stressed that the only way to help Venezuela is to repay the country that has stolen him, cesar the economic sanctions imposed by the United States and the threats of military intervention.
The Vice President of Estados Unidos Mike Pence, in the Center, is aimed at a meeting on Venezuela at the United Nations Security Council, Wednesday, April 10, 2019. (AP Photo / Bebeto Matthews)
Guided on Wednesday thanked the support of international allies and held props to demonstrate that Venezuela is not alone. Before hundreds of followers concentrated in a neighborhood of middle class of the East of Caracas as part of protests that were convened to maintain pressure against the Government of Maduro, guided, for 35 years, referred to the debate of the Security Council and He said that the Venezuelan case should be evaluated “all actions” because “we cannot allow that you perpetuate hunger”.
The Ambassador of Venezuela to the United Nations, Samuel Moncada, speaks in the Security Council UN Wednesday 10 April 2019. (Photo AP/Bebeto Matthews)
The leader considered as “historical” recognition of his envoy Gustavo Tarre Briceño as Venezuela’s representative to the Organization of American States (OAS) and held that that represented recognition of the struggle of the opposition. Also ruled out the possibility of participating in any initiative of dialogue with the Government and said that at this stage the opposition will focus on talk to supporters of the ruling “to bring about change”. Venezuela faces a humanitarian crisis due to an economy in collapse. United States and more than 50 Western and Latin American Nations support guided, while China, Russia and others support Maduro.El Wednesday Pence also pointed out that United States announced additional $ 60 million in humanitarian assistance for Venezuela and pointed out that the newborns die in the South American country because of lack of basic care and children die of hunger “under the oppressive hand” mature, although it offered no details. When journalists pressed Pence to explain how realistic are his statements by saying that “all options are on the table”, said that “President Trump has made it clear since the beginning of his administration that we are completely committed to see democracy and freedom restored in Venezuela”, he said. In February the Security Council showed its stagnation respect to Venezuela.Primero, Russia and China vetoed a U.S. resolution calling for free and fair elections in Venezuela and entry of humanitarian aid. After a resolution Russia to respect the sovereignty of Venezuela and that it does not interfere in its internal affairs did not get enough votes in the Council to be approved. Would need the support of 193 countries members of the United Nations General Assembly to change the credentials of the mature Government guided, what would be a very difficult task United States: only 54 countries recognize the latter. The Russian Ambassador to the UN, Vassily Nebenzia, said on Wednesday that there are many examples of United States expelling leaders that he does not like in Latin America and imposing the one to your liking in the region.” Not you understand that Venezuela is a simple a currency in the geopolitical struggle and achieve geostrategic influence in the region and the world? “, asked Nebenzia.Mark Lowcock, Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and coordinator of aid of” Emergency of the United Nations, said at the start of the meeting that seven million people in Venezuela need humanitarian assistance, which represents 25% of the population. He pointed out that there are people in need across the country, but mostly in the South and the States of Zulia and Lara in the West. The most vulnerable are pregnant women, breastfeeding women, people with chronic health problems, children under five years old, indigenous and disabled people, which he said Lowcock.El official called for more support and more money to expand humanitarian programmes in “the country and also asked to be despolitice the issue of humanitarian aid.” The assistance must be delivered only based on the need that exists”, he said. Meanwhile, the Human Rights Watch organization and public health from the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School researchers asked Wednesday the members of the Security Council encourage the Secretary-General of the United Nations Antonio Guterres to formally declare the situation of Venezuela as of humanitarian emergency. According to both organizations the situation in the country “is so serious” that requires a rapid mobilization of resources from the international community in order to alleviate the suffering of the people of Venezuela.
