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September 23, 2021

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro Calls for an End to Sanctions, Respect for International Law
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At the U.N. General Assembly, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro
demanded an end to sanctions by the U.S. and others, which have
devastated the Venezuelan economy and contributed to political and
social unrest.

President Nicolás Maduro: "This is financial, monetary, economic
persecution, which is systematic, cruel and criminal. And Venezuela is
raising its voice here to denounce it before the people of the world."

Maduro said Venezuela has been on a path to recovery in 2021, and called
for world leaders to "build a new world" which respects multilateralism
and international law. Maduro survived a U.S.-backed coup attempt in
2019.


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