Published on YouTube: Venezuela accuses US of ‘illegitimate armed attack’ at UN Security Council

Venezuela accuses US of ‘illegitimate armed attack’ at UN Security Council
Venezuela’s ambassador to the United Nations, Samuel Moncada, has accused the United States of carrying out an illegal armed attack against Venezuela, telling the UN Security Council that the events that transpired amounted to a flagrant violation of international law. Addressing the council, Moncada said Venezuela was subjected to bombing, the destruction of civilian and essential infrastructure, the loss of civilian and military lives, and the “kidnapping” of President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores. He said the attack lacked any legal justification and violated the UN Charter’s prohibition on the use of force and the principle of sovereign equality of states. Moncada argued that the seizure of a sitting head of state breached a core norm of international law, the personal immunity of leaders in office, warning that such actions set a dangerous precedent for all countries, regardless of size or power. He said this immunity is an institutional safeguard for state sovereignty, “not an individual privilege”. Moncada said the bombing of another state’s territory and the exercise of effective control amount to acts of aggression and occupation, even without formal annexation or a permanent troop presence. He called on the Security Council to uphold international law “without double standards”, saying selective interpretations undermine multilateralism and the Council’s credibility. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on X: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://ift.tt/4xLhcyA Check our website: https://ift.tt/yRxanZo Check out our Instagram page: https://ift.tt/J8OMEwp Download AJE Mobile App: https://ift.tt/YjvBNIC #Venezuela #UNSecurityCouncil #InternationalLaw #USAttackOnVenezuela #NicolasMaduro #CiliaFlores #SamuelMoncada #UNCharter #StateSovereignty #UseOfForce #IllegalIntervention #GlobalDiplomacy
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