On June 23, 2025, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro issued a public letter calling on world leaders to convene a “Summit for Peace and Against War”, in response to the escalating conflict between Israel and Iran. teleSUR
00:00And during his TV program Con Maduro Mas, the Venezuelan president, Nicolás Maduro, reiterated his call to international leaders to hold a peace summit against war.
00:10The Venezuelan president referred having delivered letters to Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian President Xi Jinping, U.S. President Donald Trump, and other dozens of world leaders and heads of states with the aim of holding a summit led by a coordination of international mechanisms such as the Arab League and the BRICS nations.
00:26The Venezuelan proposal seeks, in this way, restore the discussion over the importance of respect to international law in hopes of avoiding the risk of nuclear war that threatens the region and the world and is driven by the colonial aspirations of the sunny state of Israel.
00:42This call for a cessation of hostilities must constitute the first step towards a comprehensive political solution built on dialogue, legality and respect among states.
01:00The proposal for a summit for peace and against war responds to the urgency of facing the growing danger of a conflict that could drag humanity into the abyss of a nuclear war.
01:14In this regard, President Nicolás Maduro reaffirmed Venezuela's commitment to achieve world peace based on the principles of the United Nations.
01:21Venezuela reaffirmed Venezuela reaffirms its conviction that only an inclusive approach, based on respect for international law and sovereign equality among nations, can guarantee true peace in West Asia.
01:38The peoples of the world expect us to stop the war and to achieve a lasting peace based on the principles of the United Nations Organization.
01:46We have an impossible duty to achieve responsible collective action in favor of human existence in all corners of the planet, confident that this call will be heard and will contribute, humbly from Venezuela.
02:05Confident that this call will be heard and will contribute to forge a firm international consensus to stop war, contain the nuclear threat, and build an architecture of peace based on justice.
02:16I renew the assurances of my highest consideration and respect, Nicolás Maduro Moros from the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.
