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Venezuelan minister for foreign affairs Felix Plasencia (left) and his Cuban counterpart Bruno Rodriguez (right). File photo courtesy of Prensa Latina.

Venezuela Thanks Cuba for its Solidarity in Confrontation with Injustices of Imperialism (#FreeAlexSaab)

October 21, 2021 orinocotribune #FreeAlexSaab, Alex Saab, Bruno Rodríguez, Cuba, Felix Plasencia, Solidarity, US decline, Venezuela

This Wednesday, October 20, Venezuelan Minister of Foreign Affairs, Felix Plasencia, expressed his gratitude to his Cuban counterpart Bruno Rodríguez

Venezuelan minister for foreign affairs Felix Plasencia meets in Brussels with the UN High Commissioner on Human Rights Michell Bachelet. Photo courtesy of Twitter / @PlasenciaFelix.

International News

Minister Plasencia and Michelle Bachelet Meet in Geneva

October 17, 2021 José Manuel Blanco Diaz cooperation, Felix Plasencia, Geneva, Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, migrants, OHCHR, UN, united nations, Venezuela, xenophobia

By instructions of the President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, and in strict adherence to Venezuela’s policy

Meeting of the Friends in Defense of UN Charter in Serbia. Photo courtesy of Twitter / @CancilleriaVE.

International News

Now Joined by Zimbabwe, Friends in Defense of UN Charter Adopt Political Declaration (Illegal Sanctions)

October 14, 2021 orinocotribune Algeria, Angola, anti-sanctions group, Belarus, Bolivia, Cambodia, China, Cuba, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Felix Plasencia, Friends of the UN Charter, Iran, Laos, mnoal, Multilateralism, NAM, Nicaragua, Palestine, Russia, Serbia, Syria, trade system, UN Charter, US and European sanctions, Venezuela, WTO, Zimbabwe

Among other agreements, member countries of the Friends in Defense of the United Nations Charter agreed to safeguard the principle

Venezuela demands justice for the murder of Venezuelan children in Colombia (Photo: Archive).

Latin America and ALBA-TCP News South America

Venezuela Points Finger at Iván Duque for the Murder of Venezuelan Children—VP Rodríguez to File Complaint with International Criminal Court

October 13, 2021 orinocotribune Children, Colombia, Felix Plasencia, International Criminal Court (ICC), Ivan Duque, Michelle Bachelet, OHCHR, Tarek William Saab, Tibu, Venezuela, Wayuu, xenophobia

Venezuela’s Office of the Attorney General has blamed the government of Iván Duque for the murder, on October 8, of

Retired General Raul Isaias Baduel. File photo.

News Politics

Raúl Isaías Baduel Dies of COVID-19 Complications—Venezuela Rejects Bachelet’s Statements

October 13, 2021 orinocotribune communique, Corruption, COVID-19, Felix Plasencia, José Manuel Blanco Diaz, Josnar Baduel, Michelle Bachelet, OHCHR, Raul Baduel, Raul Isaias Baduel, Rebellion, Tarek William Saab, Venezuela

After suffering complications associated with a COVID-19 infection, Raúl Isaías Baduel, former Venezuelan defense minister and military officer, died this

International News

Venezuela’s Plasencia Participates in Second Meeting of Group of Friends in Defense of the UN Charter

October 13, 2021October 13, 2021 orinocotribune Felix Plasencia, Group of Friends in the Defense of the Charter of the United Nations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Venezuela, Samuel Moncada, UN Charter, Venezuela, Zimbabwe

On Tuesday, October 12, Venezuelan Foreign Affairs Minister Félix Plasencia informed that the second meeting of the Group of Friends

Venezuelan Foreign Affairs Minister Felix Plasencia during his speech in the 60th NAM Anniversary. Photo courtesy of Twitter / @ViceVenezuela.

International News

Venezuela Urges Non-Aligned Movement to Oppose Cruel Illegal Sanctions

October 12, 2021 orinocotribune collective punishment, COVID-19, crimes against humanity, Felix Plasencia, IMF, NAM, Non Aligned Movement, Serbia, US and European sanctions, Venezuela

The Foreign Affairs Minister of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Félix Plasencia, reiterated its rejection of illegal sanctions and urged

Asia International News

Venezuela and Turkey Sign Three Cooperation Agreements

October 10, 2021October 10, 2021 orinocotribune bilateral relations, binational trade, Cooperation Agreements, Felix Plasencia, Foreign Affairs Ministry of Venezuela, Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, Turkey, Venezuela

On Saturday, October 9, the foreign affairs ministers of Venezuela and Turkey held a meeting in Ankara, Turkey, in which

International News

Foreign Affairs Minister Plasencia Highlights International Support for Venezuela

October 3, 2021October 3, 2021 orinocotribune #UNGA76, 76th UN General Assembly, Alicia Barcenas, Antonio Guterres, Felix Plasencia, Group of Friends in the Defense of the Charter of the United Nations, international law, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Venezuela, Sergei Lavrov, UN, UN Charter, unilateral coercive measures, Venezuela, Venezuela solidarity

The Foreign Affairs Minister of Venezuela, Félix Plasencia, highlighted that Venezuela has international support, as evidenced from the meetings that

William Izarra along Hugo Chavez on a political assembly in 1997, a few months before Hugo Chave's first term as President of Venezuela. File photo courtesy of Alba Ciudad.

News Politics

Revolutionary Chavista Leader William Izarra Passes Away

October 3, 2021 orinocotribune Cadre formation, CENDES, Chavismo, COVID-19, Ernesto Villegas, Felix Plasencia, Harvard, MVR, President Maduro, UCV, Venezuela, William Izarra

On Friday, October 1, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, reported of the death of well-known revolutionary leader William Izarra. In his

International News

Venezuela Reiterates Commitment to Strengthen United Nations

September 29, 2021September 30, 2021 Editor2 #UNGA76, Antonio Guterres, COVID-19, Felix Plasencia, Joe Biden, Nicolas Maduro, Sustainable development, UN, us blockade, Venezuela

Venezuela’s Foreign Affairs Minister Felix Plasencia met United Nations Secretary Antonio Guterres in New York to reiterate his country’s commitment

International News

Venezuela Welcomes Russian Foreign Minister’s Speech at the 76th UN Assembly

September 25, 2021September 26, 2021 orinocotribune Felix Plasencia, Foreign Affairs Ministry of Venezuela, Russian Foreign Affairs Ministry, Sergei Lavrov, UN General Assembly

On Saturday, September 25, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Félix Plasencia, made a pronouncement highlighting the speech that the Minister

Venezuelan Foreign Minister Félix Plasencia along with other top diplomatic representatives of 18 countries in favor of multilateralism (Photo: Foreign Ministry of Venezuela)

International News

Declaration Issued in NYC by 18 Countries of UN Anti-Sanctions Group

September 23, 2021 orinocotribune Anti Sanctions Club, Felix Plasencia, illegal sanctions, Multilateralism, New York, Samuel Moncada, UN Charter, United Nations (UN), US and European sanctions, Venezuela

The First Ministerial Meeting of the Group of Friends in Defense of the United Nations Charter, also know as the

Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodriguez being greeted by Mexican protocol upon her arrival to the CELAC Summit. Photo courtesy of Twitter / @SRE_mx.

Latin America and ALBA-TCP News

Venezuela’s Vice President Rodríguez & Foreign Minister Plasencia Arrive at 6th CELAC Summit in Mexico

September 18, 2021 orinocotribune AMLO, CELAC, Cuba blockade, Delcy Rodríguez, Felix Plasencia, Malvinas, Manuel Martlett, Mexico, oas, summit, unity, Venezuela

At the end of the afternoon of this Friday, September 17, the Venezuelan Foreign Ministry reported that Vice President Delcy

Venezuelan Ministry of Foreign Affairs headquarters. File photo.

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Venezuela Condemns False Accusations of US World Police (Communiqué)

September 17, 2021September 17, 2021 orinocotribune colombia is a narco state, Colombia main exporter of drugs, communique, Drugs, Felix Plasencia, US decline, US declining police, US importer of drugs, US washing machine, Venezuela

On Wednesday, September 16, the Venezuelan government, through the Minister for Foreign Affairs Félix Plasencia, strongly condemned the invalid and

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