Venezuela strengthens ties of cooperation in the field of human rights with the UN
After his speech at the opening of the 39th Session of the Human Rights Council of the United Nations (UN), the Foreign Minister of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Jorge Arreaza Montserrat, held various meetings with the High Commissioner of Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet and the High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi with the aim of strengthening cooperation ties in the field of human rights.
During the first meeting with the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, it was agreed to “begin a new stage of cooperation, with new methods of exchange and coordination between Venezuela and her Office”, said the Venezuelan Foreign Minister. from his Twitter account @jaarreaza.
Then the meeting with the High Commissioner for Refugees to the UN, Filippo Grandi, was propitious to determine the expansion of “our general coordination and joint attention to Colombian citizens and other refugees in Venezuela”, said Arreaza.
On the other hand, the Vice-minister for Multilateral Issues of the Ministry of People’s Power for Foreign Relations, Felix Plasencia and the Executive Secretary of the National Council of Human Rights, Larry Devoe chaired a meeting with the Special Rapporteur on the Right to Development, Saad Alfarargi, where they discussed the impact of unilateral Coercive measures on the enjoyment of human rights in Venezuela, including the right to development.
In this regard, the Special Rapporteur on the Right to Development before the UN was invited to visit the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.
It should be noted that these meetings also served to strengthen the bonds of friendship and cooperation maintained by the Bolivarian Government and the United Nations, deepening on issues such as sanctions and interventions by the United States and the European Union and how they harm the development of human rights. humans in the country.