The ambassador planned to make a speech as the representative of the Group of Friends in Defense of the Charter of the United Nations in the so-called Arria Formula meeting on Wednesday, but the United States did not allow him to read his statement.
The envoy told IRNA that Venezuela as the coordinator of the Group prepared a statement from member states to reject misusing of the UNSC.
Venezuela has proposed a statement on behalf of almost 20 countries in order to reject the misuse of the security council and this platform to meddle into the internal affairs of a sovereign and full member state of the organization as it is Iran, he said.
He also went on to say that holding such a meeting is in contradiction with multilateralism and the UN Charter.
Venezuela opposes intervention in internal affairs of any sovereign state, “which is in clear contradiction of the tenets of the Charter of the UN,” he added.
The Arria Formula meeting was promoted and hosted by the delegation of the US and Albania, the envoy said, adding that the purpose of the meeting was to discuss apparently the internal situation in Iran, which is a “flagrant violation of the Charter of the United Nations.”
The Venezuelan envoy condemned unilateral measures aimed at pursuing political agenda, which are contrary to the propaganda that the US tries to show off that it supports human rights.
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