Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Wednesday held telephone talks with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres over the “escalation of threats against Venezuela” from Washington, which has announced a partial blockade on Venezuelan oil shipments.
Maduro warned that US President Donald Trump’s campaign against him had “serious implications for regional peace,” the foreign ministry said.
Guterres’ spokesman said in a separate statement that the UN chief was working to avoid “further escalation” between Washington and Caracas.
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