UN General Assembly
2018

Today Venezuela is also the victim of diplomatic aggression. Yesterday, my brothers and sisters of the Governments of the world witnessed as the President of the United States made direct threats to cut off and withdraw aid. We witnessed direct threats by the Government of the United States to block aid to international support and assistance systems for the Governments and peoples of the world who need it. We have heard statements from various Governments demanding better mechanisms for access to financing for development, to which our peoples are entitled. The President of the United States yesterday, from this same rostrum, threatened the Governments of the world by telling them that they must submit to his designs, obey his orders and cooperate with his policies in the United Nations system or suffer the consequences. A ferocious diplomatic offensive has been directed against Venezuela in all the organs of the United Nations system, supported by satellite Governments that kneel and sully the honour of the peoples they claim to represent.