Venezuela's foreign minister says US no world police

Venezuela’s foreign minister tells Press TV that the United States will fall short of realizing its intentions concerning the Latin American country because Washington is not the ultimate enforcing power in the world.

“The US government believes it is the policeman of the world, and they are not,” Jorge Arreaza said in remarks on Monday, Press TV reported.

“Countries, in spite of their weaknesses, they have dignity and they respect international law, so you cannot force a government to recognize a president in another country if it is against international law,” he added.

“They don’t discard the military option, but they do discard diplomacy,” the Venezuelan top diplomat added, commenting on the US’s campaign. “They want Venezuelan oil. They have decided that Maduro should be ousted.” 

“This is not a Republican government. This is a supremacist and racist government,” Arreaza noted in reference to the US administration.

He also commented on a walkout staged by country representatives while he was about to take the floor at a United Nations meeting in Austria earlier in March.

The minister called the boycotters representatives of “right-wing governments that are subordinated to Washington.”

“It’s like a childish game. Every time Venezuela decides to take the floor or intervene, they are going to stand up and leave,” he noted.

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