Venezuela requests UN Security Council meet over ongoing U.S. aggression

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Venezuela requests UN Security Council meet over ongoing U.S. aggression

2025-12-18 14:25 Last Updated At：20:17

Venezuela on Wednesday requested that the United Nations Security Council meet to discuss the United States' ongoing aggression against the South American country, according to a letter submitted by the Venezuelan Foreign Ministry to the 15-member body.

In the letter, Venezuela said that throughout its history, no other state leader has ever sought to seize the resources or territory of Venezuela.

It accused U.S. President Donald Trump of violating its sovereignty and undermining its territorial integrity and political independence.

The United States is exacerbating the chaos in international relations, it said, calling on the UN Security Council to prevent such incidents from persisting.

Venezuela said it hopes that the UN Security Council will hold a meeting to discuss the ongoing U.S. aggression.

A UN diplomat said that a Security Council meeting would likely be scheduled for next Tuesday.

Farhan Haq, deputy spokesperson for the UN chief, said at a daily press briefing on Wednesday that Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is following the current situation very closely and is engaging with relevant parties.

The secretary-general calls on all stakeholders to honor their obligations under international law, including the UN Charter and any other applicable legal framework, to safeguard peace in the region, according to Haq.

The latest development came after Trump ordered on Tuesday a "blockade" of all sanctioned oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela, ratcheting up his administration's months-long pressure campaign against President Nicolas Maduro's government.

Denouncing America's "grave and reckless threat," Venezuela reaffirmed its sovereignty over its natural resources and its right to free navigation and commerce in the Caribbean Sea and international waters, adding that it would act in strict accordance with the UN Charter and international law.

China expects EU to restrain using restrictive tools in trade

China hopes the European Union (EU) to restrain and show prudence in using restrictive tools in trade, said He Yadong, spokesman for the Ministry of Commerce, at a press conference in Beijing on Thursday.

"China always believes that China-Europe economic and trade relations are to complement each other's advantages, mutually beneficial, and win-win cooperation by nature. China-Europe economic and trade cooperation is the outcome of joint action of multiple factors, including industrial structure differences unique to each side's stages of economic development and changes in market demands," said He.

"We have noticed that the EU has constantly intensified restrictions on economic and trade with China in the recent time, and has launched 12 trade remedy investigations and 3 foreign subsidies investigations against China this year. It has also blocked multiple Chinese enterprises from participating in its member states' public procurement and greenfield investment. We hope that the EU will work with China to uphold the important consensus reached at the meetings between Chinese and EU leaders, jointly oppose trade protectionism, maintain open markets, restrain and remain prudent in using restrictive tools in trade, and provide a fair, transparent, non-discriminatory, and predictable business environment for Chinese enterprises to engage in trade and investment cooperation in Europe," said He.