Argentineans rally to slam US anti-Venezuela policy
People from several Latin American countries have held a rally in Argentina to express their support for Venezuela and slam the United States’ new move to call Caracas a security “threat” to America, Press TV reports.
The protesters marched to the Venezuelan embassy in the capital, Buenos Aires, to protest against what they described as ‘the US imperialist policy of aggression’ against Venezuela.
“We have to stop the US aggression to Latin America and we have to stop it together. It’s Washington who has posed a threat to our region for a long time,” Carlos Chile, from the Argentinean Workers Central Union, told Press TV.
The protesters also highlighted Washington’s interference in the affairs of the countries in the region and efforts to destabilize them.
“We all share a common struggle here which is the fight against the US imperialism not only in Venezuela but also in many other countries of the world,” said another demonstrator.
The protest rally was also attended by 83-year-old Argentinean Nobel laureate Adolfo Pérez Esquivel, who, in an address to the protesters described “the US and its economic and military interests” in the region as the “only threat” to the Latin American countries.
On March 9, US President Barack Obama issued a new executive order that imposed sanctions on seven Venezuelan officials, including former national guard chief, Antonio Benavides, intelligence chief, Gustavo Gonzales, and national police chief, Manuel Perez.
Under the order, the US property and bank accounts of the individuals would be frozen and they will be denied US visas. Washington claims that the seven have been involved in human rights violations and public corruption in the South American country.
The order also declared Venezuela an “unusual and extraordinary threat” to US national security and foreign policy.
The controversial move by the US, whose ties with Venezuela have already been strained, drew condemnation from Latin and South American leaders in Cuba, Argentina and Ecuador.
Venezuela and the US remain at odds since late Hugo Chavez became Venezuela’s president in 1999. Both sides have refused to exchange ambassadors since 2010.
Washington has admitted that it endorsed a coup that briefly toppled Chavez in 2002.
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