国际英语资讯:UN political chief calls for dialogue to ease tensions in Venezuela_时事

国际英语资讯:UN political chief calls for dialogue to ease tensions in Venezuela

DiCarlo's call for cooperation and dialogue was echoed by many of the Security Council's 15 members during the contentious debate that followed her briefing. Speakers for the United States and Russia sparred over the path to end the crisis.

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called on the UN to recognize Guaido as Venezuela's "interim president" and declared "now it is time for every other nation to pick a side. No more delays, no more games. Either you stand with the forces of freedom, or you're in league with Maduro and his mayhem."

Russia's UN Ambassador, Vasily Nebenzya, rejected that view, saying the United States was imposing its own "approaches and recipes" to resolve the problems on the ground in Venezuela. "This meeting is yet another attempt by the United States to affect regime change and (the Russian Federation) regrets that the UN Security Council has been drawn into such an unethical ploy," he said.

Ma Zhaoxu, China's permanent representative to the UN, said that China opposes foreign interference in Venezuela's affairs. "China always opposes interference in other countries' internal affairs and opposes foreign interference in Venezuela's affairs," he said.

Noting that "maintaining stability and development in Venezuela serves the interests of all relevant parties," Ma said that "we hope all parties can contribute more to Venezuela's stability."