The Permanent Representative of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to the United Nations (UN), Samuel Moncada, delivered this Thursday a strong speech during the 80th session of the General Assembly of the international body. In his speech, the diplomat affirmed that the country will defend its sovereignty, territorial integrity, and independence through all necessary means in order to preserve national peace, in response to the constant attacks and threats from the government of the United States.
The high-ranking Venezuelan official denounced that President Donald Trump intends to impose a colony on the Bolivarian Republic, after announcing to the world that Venezuelan lands and oil belong to him and that if they are not immediately handed over, the most powerful navy in history will carry out a naval and air blockade against the South American nation.
“With the public confession of this criminal act, (…) there is no legal instrument that can stand in the face of this monstrous declaration,” the high-ranking Venezuelan representative stated during the high-level plenary session of the General Assembly to commemorate the 65th anniversary of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples.
Likewise, he linked these actions to a global problem of a larger scale. In this regard, he declared that the scourge of colonialism remains present and emphasized the need to defeat it for the protection of all the peoples of the world.
The ambassador reiterated, with complete clarity, Venezuela’s unwavering adherence to the fundamental principles of the UN Charter. Among them, he listed the sovereign equality of States, non-interference in internal affairs, and the inalienable right of peoples to self-determination.
“This Assembly has previously recognized that colonialism in all its forms and manifestations is incompatible with the United Nations Charter, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples, as it hinders social development and undermines the UN’s ideal of peace,” substantiated the Venezuelan representative.
Following, he argued that in the current era, colonial domination operates through renewed mechanisms. Specifically, he detailed that these include economic coercion, the abuse of structural power within the global financial and trade system, and the imposition of illegal unilateral coercive measures, which constitute a collective punishment.
In conclusion, the Venezuelan diplomat maintained that a world truly free from colonialism is one where all nations can determine their own destiny without external pressure. The intervention concluded by reaffirming Venezuela’s commitment to peace, but from a position of firm defense of its right to self-determination.