00:00On Tuesday, during the United Nations' conference on disarmament,
00:03Venezuelan Foreign Minister Ivan Hill called for an end to international sanctions against his country
00:09and urged respect for the sovereignty of states.
00:12The Foreign Minister declared that Venezuela, as a signatory to the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty,
00:19reaffirms that collective security must be based on cooperation, not coercive mechanism.
00:25In this context, Ivan Hill demanded that the United States immediately release
00:29Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Celia Flores,
00:33who were kidnapped on January 3rd in flagrant violation of international law.
00:38The Foreign Minister emphasized that the Venezuelan authorities opened a diplomatic channel with the United States
00:45to resolve differences in a dialogue that respects sovereignty and soft determination.
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