Senator Marco Rubio issued the following statement
regarding the Venezuelan
government’s successful bid to join
the United Nations (U.N.) Security
Council:
“The Venezuelan government has
aligned itself with and supported the
illicit activities of state sponsors of
terrorism like Iran, North Korea and
Syria, which all threaten
America’s national security. It
has supported Russian aggression
against Ukraine. It has sided with
terrorist groups like Hamas and
Hezbollah, which are committed to
Israel’s destruction. It has
supported regional terrorism by the
FARC and allowed drug cartels to
conduct their narco-terrorism
activities in the Western Hemisphere.
It has routinely violated its
international commitments by eroding
democratic governance at home,
trampling over the human rights of
innocent Venezuelans, and supporting
Cuba’s own human rights abuses as
well.
“On every single issue where
peace, democracy and human rights hang
in the balance, the Venezuelan regime
has stood on the side of aggression,
destabilization and authoritarianism.
As the events of this year have shown,
this Venezuelan regime has the blood of
innocent Venezuelans on its hands.
“For these and many more
reasons, it is disgraceful that the
Obama Administration failed to lift a
finger in making the case why
Venezuela’s membership on the
U.N. Security Council is undeserved,
further diminishes the legitimacy of
this body, and ultimately sends a
demoralizing message to the Venezuelan
people who have suffered under the
Chavez-Maduro regime. If any nation on
earth should speak out against
repressive governments like Venezuela,
it should be the United
States.”
Earlier this month, Marco joined a
bipartisan group of senators in urging
Secretary of State John Kerry to lead
a
diplomatic effort against
Venezuela’s bid.
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