‘Busy’: Venezuela’s Maduro to Skip U.N. General Assembly After Sanctions Ban Him from U.S.

Posted on August 29, 2017

Nicolas Maduro, president of Venezuela, speaks during an event in Caracas, Venezuela, on Thursday, May 4, 2017. The South American nation has been riven by protests for weeks, and Maduro has called for a popular assembly to write a new constitution, a fresh attempt to consolidate control. Protests over the past month have resulted in at least 30 deaths, and opposition politicians have vowed to continue street actions. Photographer: Carlos Becerra/Bloomberg via Getty Images
Venezuela’s government has confirmed that dictator Nicolás Maduro is skipping the United Nations General Assembly because he is “very busy.” Canceling the trip to New York would allow Maduro to avoid the uncomfortable logistics of entering the U.N. when American sanctions ban him from the country entirely.

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