Iran Press/America: The UNSC session is being held at a time when Russia and China have opposed the spread of the crisis in Venezuela.
The political situation in Venezuela became complicated after Nicolas Maduro was sworn in for a second term as President but Venezuelan opposition Juan Guaido declared the inauguration, illegitimate and announced himself interim president, Iran Press reported.
On Wednesday, Maduro condemned the decision of a number of countries to recognize Guaido as Venezuela’s acting president, and broke diplomatic ties with Washington.
In the United Nations Security Council, Russia's ambassador, Vasily Nebenzya accused Washington of attempting to stage a coup in Venezuela, when speaking at an emergency meeting of the security council.
Bolivian President Evo Morales on Saturday slammed the upcoming meeting of the UN Security Council (UNSC) on the situation in Venezuela for “invading” the domestic affairs of Caracas.
“After an attempt to appoint a puppet president who was rejected by the armed forces and the sovereign people of Venezuela, the United States has asked to convene a meeting of the UN Security Council in order to enforce intervention. Free nations of the Great Motherland condemn this invasion,” Morales wrote on Twitter.
On Thursday, the US mission to the United Nations said that it had officially requested an open UNSC session on Saturday to address the current crisis in Venezuela.105/ 211 /205
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