Venezuela vows to continue with new congress despite US threats

‘The government of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has vowed to go ahead with its plans for a new congress despite the US’ “brutal interventionist” threats of economic sanctions.
“Venezuelans are free and will unite against the insolent threat from a xenophobic and racist government … (and) the United States’ brutal interventionist efforts,” said Venezuelan Foreign Minister Samuel Moncada on Tuesday.
“It is an act of political sovereignty by the Republic. Nothing and nobody can stop it,” he added.
Earlier, US President Donald Trump said he would take “strong and swift economic actions” if Maduro continued with new body that would be capable of rewriting Venezuela’s constitution and would supersede other institutions. “If the Maduro regime imposes its Constituent Assembly on July 30, the United States will take strong and swift economic actions.”‘
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