U.N. Coalition Against Foreign Interference

United Nations—Venezuela said Thursday it was joining forces with other U.N. countries to form a coalition that defends the sovereignty of nations against foreign interference.

The Maduro government’s foreign minister, Jorge Arreaza, was flanked by representatives of more than a dozen other countries to announce the coalition outside the Security Council chambers. 

Today, we are announcing that an important group of members of the United Nations states, concerned over the need to maintain the respect for the principles of the founding charter (the Charter of the United Nations) that governs the behavior of the International Community, have decided to organize ourselves to coordinate actions to defend the charter and the rights of all the member-states

- Jorge Arreaza, Foreign Minister of Venezuela

Russia, Syria, Cuba, China, Iran, Nicaragua, North Korea, Bolivia, Namibia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname and Myanmar are among the 14 countries joining the group.