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STORY: UN / VENEZUELA
TRT: 02:46
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / SPANISH / NATS
DATELINE: 25 AUGUST 2017, NEW YORK CITY / RECENT
FILE – RECENT, NEW YORK CITY
1. Wide shot, exterior United Nations headquarters
25 AUGUST 2017, NEW YORK CITY
2. Wide shot, Venezuela’s delegation walks up to podium
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Jorge Arreaza, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela:
“This action, these financial sanctions announced today, are the worst aggression to Venezuela in the last 200 years maybe. Maybe after the Spanish empire was defeated by our liberators, by Simon Bolivar, this is the worst aggression, the military threat and the economical and financial threat. And our people is going to stand together by the diplomacy and by any other means we will defend, we will protect, our people.”
4. Wide shot, Arreaza at the podium
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Jorge Arreaza, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela:
“What do they want? They want to starve the Venezuelan people? What is it they are looking for? We really don’t understand, or, we understand nothing. President Maduro has been really, really constant with the intention of having relations of mutual respect with the Government of President Donald Trump. He has tried to contact, to talk, he is going to send a letter to President Trump. We believe that in the 21st century, in this world, all the issues have to be solved through dialogue, through diplomacy, and not through threats of war.”
6. Wide shot, Arreaza at the podium
7. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Jorge Arreaza, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela:
“The Secretary-General has effectively condemned it, and so did the countries visited by the Vice President of the United States, Mike Pence. This are countries that have differences with Venezuela in the region, but nevertheless Colombia, Panama, Chile, clearly told the Vice President of the United States that interventions and threats of use of force in the Latin American and Caribbean region, have no place in the 21st century.”
8. Wide shot, Arreaza at the podium
9. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Jorge Arreaza, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela:
“We will take every measure at our avail in every forum, to defend the people of Venezuela and prevent that any of these decisions have an effect on Venezuelan families, have an effect on the health of Venezuelans, have an effect on the welfare of Venezuelans.”
10. Pan left, Venezuela’s delegation walks away
11. Various shots, Foreign Minister of Venezuela meeting with United Nations Secretary-General
The Foreign Minister of Venezuela, Jorge Arreaza, today (25 Aug) said that the financial sanctions imposed by the United States on Venezuela, coupled with threats of military force, constitute “the worst aggression to Venezuela in the last 200 years.”
Arreaza asked “What do they want? They want to starve the Venezuelan people? What is it they are looking for?”
He said Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro would like to have “relations of mutual respect with the Government of President Donald Trump” and added that “in the 21st century, in this world, all the issues have to be solved through dialogue, through diplomacy, and not through threats of war.”
The Venezuelan diplomat, who met with Secretary-General António Guterres earlier today, said the Secretary-General had “effectively condemned” the threat of military force.
He also noted that the leaders of Colombia, Panama, and Chile, “clearly told the Vice President of the United States that interventions and threats of use of force in the Latin American and Caribbean region, have no place in the 21st century.”
Arreaza said “we will take every measure at our avail in every forum, to defend the people of Venezuela and prevent that any of these decisions have an effect on Venezuelan families, have an effect on the health of Venezuelans, have an effect on the welfare of Venezuelans.”
Secretary-General Guterres, during their meeting, took note of the assessment of the Venezuelan Government regarding the situation in the country.
The Secretary-General reiterated his view that a political solution based on dialogue and compromise between the Government and the opposition is essential, and urgent, to address the challenges faced by the country in a context of respect for rule of law and human rights. He expressed support for ongoing regional efforts and the work of the international facilitators who are assisting the parties in trying to reactivate a process of negotiation.
The Secretary-General and Minister Arreaza also discussed the Good Offices Process on the border controversy between Guyana and Venezuela.
