00:00On Tuesday during the United Nations Conference on Disarmament, Venezuelan Foreign Minister
00:05Ivan Hill called for an end to international sanctions against his country and urged respect
00:10for the sovereignty of states.
00:12The Foreign Minister declared that Venezuela, as a signatory to the Comprehensive Nuclear
00:16Test Ban Treaty, reaffirms that collective security must be based on cooperation, not
00:23coercive mechanisms.
00:24In this context, Ivan Hill demanded that the United States immediately release Venezuela
00:29President Nicolás Maduro and his wife Celia Flores, who were kidnapped on January 3rd
00:35in flagrant violation of international law.
00:39The Foreign Minister emphasized that the Venezuelan authorities opened a diplomatic channel with
00:43the United States to resolve differences in a dialogue that respects sovereignty and self-determination.
00:54The Venezuelan Foreign Minister Ivan Hill reported on the meeting with his Angolan
00:59counterpart, Tete Antonio, in which they reaffirmed their position in defence of sovereignty.
01:04Through his account on the social network Telegram, the diplomat stated, we held a bilateral meeting
01:10with the Angolan Foreign Minister, Tete Antonio, in the context of our country's participation
01:16in the United Nations Human Rights Council.
01:19During this meeting, we agreed on our firm joint position in defence of the sovereignty of
01:24peoples and in the promotion of international relations that foster peace.
01:29We also reaffirm our willingness to continue strengthening cooperation, exchange and dialogue
01:34between our nations.
01:41The Venezuelan diplomat also provided details about his meeting with the Foreign Minister
01:46Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
01:49In this regard, Ivan Hill stated that in his Telegram account the following, we reaffirm our
01:54diplomatic ties within the framework of South-South cooperation, we exchange views on the global
02:00challenges we face in our search for peace and stability for our people.
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