Arreaza criticizes Duque for talking about Venezuela: He remains a liar

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(CNN Spanish) ––

Jorge Arreaza, Foreign Minister of the government of the questioned President of Venezuela Nicolás Maduro, rejected this Tuesday the speech of the President of Colombia, Iván Duque, before the General Assembly of the United Nations.

"Iván Duque's hypocrisy is too much," Arreaza wrote on his Twitter account.

«He presents himself as a hero of peace, human rights, the fight against drug trafficking.

It is impossible to believe a single statement.

The International Community is not stupid, Mr. Duque.

You stand before the world as an unparalleled liar, "added Arreaza about Duque's words about Venezuela.

The hypocrisy of @IvanDuque is too much.

He presents himself as a hero of peace, human rights, the fight against drug trafficking.

It is impossible to believe a single statement.

The International Community is not stupid, Mr. Duque.

You stand before the world, like an unparalleled liar.

https://t.co/0HnsPFp2oi

- Jorge Arreaza M (@jaarreaza) September 22, 2020

Earlier in his speech, Duque made a "strong call to all the nations of the world" to demand "truly free" elections in Venezuela.

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The Colombian president called the process a "prefabricated electoral orchestra", which seeks to "perpetuate the dictatorship" of the questioned president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro.

Venezuela's parliamentary elections are scheduled for December 6.

Some 27 opposition parties announced that they will not participate, calling them a "sung fraud."

"The threats to democracy that we see today threaten the freedoms of nations and also impede regional integration," said Iván Duque.

"Maduro's dictatorial regime supports itself with the resources of drug trafficking, harbors terrorists and is a constant threat to democracy in the region and around the world," added the president of Colombia.

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