Caracas gains wide support at meeting of UN rights council
Sixty nations defend Venezuela’s right to peace and sovereignty before the United Nations human rights commission
The country’s permanent UN representative in Geneva, Jorge Valero, said African, Asian, European and American nations had signed a solidarity declaration.
The developing countries, including China, Russia and India, gave support to President Nicolas Maduro’s call for peace talks with the violent right-wing opposition and the newly elected constituent assembly.
The unprecedented backing included unanimous support from Arab League members.
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