Venezuela’s Maduro uses summit of non-aligned countries to bash US
PORLAMAR — Venezuela’s embattled President Nicolas Maduro opened a summit of the Non-Aligned Movement on Saturday, warning world leaders that his country was being lashed by a US economic war aimed at toppling him.His closest regional ally, Cuban President Raul Castro, echoed the charges despite renewed relations with the US."Venezuela is facing an onslaught … that is against all of Latin America and the Caribbean — that is trying to reimpose and recolonise the politics, economy, culture and life of our countries," Maduro charged in his speech after taking over the movement’s rotating presidency from Iran.Leaders from the 120-nation group gathered for two days on Venezuela’s Caribbean island of Margarita.Venezuela, an Opec member and home to the world’s largest proven oil reserves, will seek backing for its campaign to slash abundant global crude production in a bid to raise prices. Also present at the meeting was Iranian President Hassan Rouhani.Analysts say that while sounding the...
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