UN / VENEZUELA

Deputy Spokesman for the Secretary-General, Farhan Haq, expressed concern over the latest developments in Venezuela, including an alleged assassination attempt against President Nicolás Maduro. UNIFEED

• Categories: News & Features / News Stories / Unifeed
• Video Length: 00:00:49
• Production Date: 6 August 2018
• Asset Language: English
• Personal Subject: FARHAN HAQ; NICOLÁS MADURO MOROS
• Subject Topical: POLITICAL CRISIS; TERRORISM
• Geographic Subject: VENEZUELA
• MAMS Id: 2213307
• Parent Id: 2213307
• Alternate Title: unifeed180806b

Description

STORY: UN / VENEZUELA
TRT: 00:49
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS

DATELINE: 06 AUGUST 2018, NEW YORK CITY / FILE

Shotlist

FILE – RECENT, NEW YORK CITY

1. Wide shot, exterior United Nations headquarters

06 AUGUST 2018, NEW YORK CITY

2. Wide shot, Farhan Haq at the podium
3. Med shot, journalists
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesman for the Secretary-General:
“The Secretary-General is concerned about the latest developments in Venezuela and rejects any act of violence. The Secretary-General once again urges national actors to make all efforts to seek consensus to address the country’s many challenges, upholding the human rights of all Venezuelans and within the framework of the rule of law.”
5. Med shot, journalists
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesman for the Secretary-General:
“We have no first-hand information on that. Of course, we would encourage all of the neighbouring countries to work cooperatively with each other.”
7. Med shot, journalists
8. Wide shot, Farhan Haq walks away from the podium

Storyline

Deputy Spokesman for the Secretary-General, Farhan Haq, today (06 Aug) expressed concern over the latest developments in Venezuela, including an alleged assassination attempt against President Nicolás Maduro.

Haq said Secretary-General António Guterres “once again urges national actors to make all efforts to seek consensus to address the country’s many challenges, upholding the human rights of all Venezuelans and within the framework of the rule of law.”

Asked about allegations that the Colombian government could be involved in the attack, Haq said, “we have no first-hand information on that. Of course, we would encourage all of the neighbouring countries to work cooperatively with each other.”

According to press reports explosive-laden were used in the alleged attacks, which took place during a televised military parade.