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<h1 id="reader-title">'Stop US Aggression': Venezuela Responds
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<div id="reader-estimated-time">August 12, 2017<br>
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<p>Venezuelan Foreign Minister <a
href="http://www.telesurtv.net/english/news/Venezuela-Condemns-Lima-Meeting-and-Calls-for-Regional-Dialogue-20170809-0033.html">Jorge
Arreaza</a> has issued a statement on behalf of the
nation in response to U.S. President Donald Trump's <a
href="http://www.telesurtv.net/english/news/Trump-Rules-Out-Call-But-Keeps-Military-Option-for-Venezuela--20170811-0023.html">recent
threat</a>, vowing to defend the South American
country's sovereignty at all costs against foreign
hegemony.</p>
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Rules Out Call But Keeps Military Option for
Venezuela</a></strong></em></p>
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<p>The newly-appointed minister also called on the
international community to help defend Venezuela's right
to self-determination.</p>
<p>"The U.S. administration reaffirms its imperialist and
neoliberal policy against the Venezuelan people,"
Arreaza said during a press conference.</p>
<p>He also said the threats "violate the principles of the
United Nations and the norms of international law." </p>
<p>And he stressed that they were issued by Trump a day
after the Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro ratified
his willingness to have talks with his U.S. counterpart,
adding "The moment has come for the international
community to stop U.S. aggression against the Venezuelan
people."</p>
<p>Earlier, the Venezuelan minister held talks with 62
representatives of the diplomatic corps, including the
U.S. charge d'affaires.</p>
<p>Arreaza said that during the meeting he received
solidarity from representatives and international
organizations who rejected the threat of military force.</p>
<p>At the same time he called for dialogue with the United
States. </p>
<p>Thanking groups and politicians from around the world
that have <a
href="http://www.telesurtv.net/english/news/The-World-Reacts-to-Trumps-Military-Threat-Against-Venezuela-20170812-0007.html">expressed
support</a> for Venezuela, Arreaza reaffirmed the need
for global solidarity against "neo-colonial aggression."</p>
<p>"As (Simon) Bolivar said, the unity of our people is
part of our destiny. This is a moment of unity. Is the
time for unity of the peoples of the world, especially
Our America."</p>
<p><a
href="https://videosenglish.telesurtv.net/video/671541/delcy-rodriguez-to-lead-constituent-assembly-in-venezuela/">Delcy
Rodriguez</a>, president of Venezuela's <a
href="http://www.telesurtv.net/english/news/Venezuelas-National-Constituent-Assembly-Explained--20170729-0028.html">National
Constituent Assembly</a>, ANC, has announced that the
political body will work alongside Venezuelan President
<a
href="http://www.telesurtv.net/english/news/Why-Maduro-Is-Putting-His-Post-at-the-Disposal-of-the-ANC-20170810-0037.html">Nicolas
Maduro</a> in the face of the military threat posed by
U.S. President Donald Trump.</p>
<p>On Friday, Trump <a
href="http://www.telesurtv.net/english/news/Trump-Rules-Out-Call-But-Keeps-Military-Option-for-Venezuela--20170811-0023.html">said</a>
that the United States is exploring “many options
regarding Venezuela, including a possible military
option if necessary.”</p>
<p>Given this, “the National Constituent Assembly will act
to accompany the head of state, Maduro, in the defense
of our beloved Venezuela,” Rodriguez said.</p>
<p>The ex-foreign minister also rejected the “cowardly,
insolent and vile threats of the president of the United
States against the sacred sovereignty of Venezuela.”</p>
<p>She concluded that “offenses and aggressions against
the highest levels of government will be repudiated by
the anti-imperialist people of Venezuela."</p>
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