Nicaragua’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Jaime Hermida, reiterated his country’s support for Venezuela today and demanded the release of President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, who are being held captive by the United States.
Speaking at an emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council, the Nicaraguan diplomat defended the statements made by Venezuela’s interim president, Delcy Rodríguez, who called for the release of the constitutional and legitimate president of the South American country.
Hermida recalled that Latin America and the Caribbean were declared a zone of peace by the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) on behalf of all the peoples and governments of the region.
Nicaragua’s top diplomat before the United Nations emphasized that this condition must be absolutely respected by all governments of the world, without exception, and particularly by the members of the Security Council, responsible for maintaining international peace and security.
He stressed that this decision expresses the wishes and aspirations of the Latin American and Caribbean peoples and constitutes a noble contribution to world peace, international law, and the principles enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations.
The representative of Nicaragua affirmed that all UN member states have the duty to respect international law, as well as the spirit, purposes, and principles of the Charter, including respect for sovereignty, self-determination, the territorial integrity of states, non-interference, and peaceful coexistence among nations.
He also highlighted that the Venezuelan people, heirs of Simón Bolívar, Hugo Chávez, and Nicolás Maduro, are historically indomitable and defend their sovereignty and their right to peace with dignity.
Hermida warned that peace has been deeply wounded and pointed out that the human family, the community of nations and the peoples of the world urge its restoration as a full expression of the dignity of all peoples.
[ SOURCE: PRENSA LATINA ]
