UN General Assembly
2025

He did so by founding Pedro Caribe, Alba TCP and the Union of South American Nations, UNASUR, as well as the community of Latin American and Caribbean states. The people of Venezuela are a peace loving people and for this reason they are always ready to defend that peace. We are not intimidated by threats, lies or cannons. The love for freedom crosses through our very veins. Bolivar taught us to espouse those ideals when in 1818 in the face of a threat leveled against him by an impudent Washington envoy said, and here I quote, it would seem to me, sir, that you are attempting to force me to insult you in return. I will not. But what I will tell you is that I will not allow this contempt to be shown for the government of Venezuela or this scorn for our rights. Fortunately, I have quite frequently seen a handful of free men vanquish powerful empires. End quote.