In the exercise of the Protempore Presidency of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela intervened this Friday at the Open Debate of the Security Council of the United Nations (UN), on the “Strengthening of Multilateralism and Role of the United Nations”, in which the Movement reaffirmed that multilateralism, the UN, its founding Charter and the norms of international law are essential tools for the preservation and maintenance of international peace and security.

The Bolivarian National Armed Force, through its highest administrative body, the People’s Power Ministry for Defense, issued a communiqué in rejection for the attack perpetrated this Sunday in the border state of Amazonas -Southern region of the country- by a paramilitary group, in which 3 members of the Bolivarian National Guard were killed, and a dozen officials were wounded.

The Bolivarian government evaluated future bilateral cooperation schemes in air services for Venezuela, within the framework of the China-Venezuela High Level Joint Commission (HLJC).

President Nicolas Maduro described the U.S. sanctions on Venezuela as "crazy" and "criminal."