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from yahoo.com

9:10 p.m.

Venezuela's foreign minister says about 60 countries have backed its campaign to promote the U.N. Charter's principles of non-interference in a nation's internal affairs and opposition to threats to use force — and have come up with seven proposed initiatives and actions.

Jorge Arreaza gave no details to reporters after a closed-door meeting at the United Nations but said U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, the Security Council, the General Assembly and its president, and the Geneva-based Human Rights Council "would have to take actions."

One action under consideration is a proposed letter to Guterres which Venezuela circulated to 46 countries last week expressing "serious concerns" at what it called "threats to use force" against Venezuela in violation of the U.N. Charter.

Arreaza said he expects "some news" next week after diplomats discuss the proposed initiatives with their governments.

Countries attending the meeting included Russia, China, Iran, North Korea, Syria, South Africa and Bolivia.

Russia's U.N. Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia said everyone at the meeting was very concerned that something might happen Saturday during the opposition's attempt to deliver aid "that could trigger unpredictable events."