Venezuela requests UN Security Council meet over ‘ongoing US aggression'

Farman Abiyev
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Venezuela on Wednesday requested that the United Nations Security Council meet to discuss "ongoing US aggression" against the country, according to a letter to the 15-member body seen by Reuters, Report informs.

A UN diplomat said a meeting would likely be scheduled for next Tuesday. US President Donald Trump ordered on Tuesday a "blockade" of all sanctioned oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela, in Washington's latest move to increase pressure on Nicolas Maduro's government, targeting its main source of income.

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