Venezuelan Hypocrisy at the UN Security Council

The United Nations Security Council held an open debate Monday on the topic of "Respect for the Principles and Purposes of the Charter as a Key Element for the Maintenance of International Peace and Security." Venezuela holds the presidency of the Security Council this month. Venezuela's Minister of Foreign Affairs Delcy Rodríguez, sitting in the Security Council president's chair, delivered remarks in her national capacity that channeled the spirit of the late Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez. Her self-righteous appeal for adherence to the UN Charter was an exercise in hypocrisy. Ms. Rodriguez denounced interference in the sovereign affairs of any member state as inconsistent with the principles of the UN Charter. "Sovereign equality," she said, must be maintained as an important principle under the UN Charter. Sounding just like the dedicated Marxist that she probably is, Venezuela's minister of foreign affairs declared that conflicts today are not only of a military nature. "They also include economic killing, psychological war, social tensions, and financial and economic strangulation, which results in instability in the countries."