Venezuela, pres. Maduro condemns U.S. and European supremacism

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President Nicolás Maduro has publicly condemned what he calls “U.S. and European supremacism,” accusing Western powers of imposing imperialist policies and undermining Venezuela’s sovereignty. teleSUR

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00:00And on the opening of the 21st International Book Fair of Venezuela, President

00:04Nicolas Maduro not only condemned the supremacism maintained by the United

00:07States and Europe, but he also ensured that such ideology has no room in the

00:1121st century. The head of state presided the event which would which will be held

00:16until July 13th at the National Art Gallery in Caracas. In addition, the book

00:21fair counted with the attendance of the ambassador of Egypt, Karim Amin, and

00:25Venezuelan officials, intellectuals, and politicians. In this context, the

00:29president insisted that for over 600 years the great empires have tried to

00:33make people submit to models of hegemonic domination, slavery, and

00:37exploitation. Subsequently, the leader attached importance to both questioning

00:40the official narratives and building a historical one of their own to stand

00:45critically against Eurocentric visions.

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