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According to Xinhua news agency on October 10, Venezuelan Foreign Minister Hill said on the social media platform on October 9 that the Venezuelan government has sent a letter to the UN Security Council.The PresidentHe called for an emergency meeting to discuss the US military threat to Venezuela.
In the letter, the government said that based on “confirmed, reasonable and objective information”, the United States could soon launch an armed attack on the committee, and the Venezuelan side hopes at an emergency meeting of the Security Council to confirm the nature of the US behavior as a threat to peace and urge all parties to take action to end the US aggression plan.
The administration said that the U.S. aggression against Venezuela was the pretext for fighting drug trafficking, with the aim of threatening to pressure the government to realize a “regime change”.
Since the beginning of September, the United States has deployed several warships in the Caribbean waters near Venezuela, claiming to have destroyed at least four so-called "drug ships" and killed more than 20 "drug traffickers".
According to the previous news of CCTV news, CCTV reporters were informed on October 6th, local time, that sources said that US President Trump had ordered the termination of diplomatic negotiations with Venezuela, paving the way for possible military escalation against drug dealers and Maduro's government.
Sources said that during a meeting with senior military officials, Trump directly called U.S. Presidential Special Envoy Richard Grenel, instructing him to stop all contact with Venezuelan President Maduro and other officials.
U.S. Secretary of State and National Security Advisor Rubio called Maduro an “illegal leader” and announced that the U.S. has raised its seizure penalty to $50 million.U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hectoris confirmed that U.S. troops recently attacked drug trafficking vessels in international waters near Venezuela, killing four people.
Daily Economic News Comprehensive Xinhua News Agency, Central TV News
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