Venezuela condemns U.S. sanctions against Colombian president

CARACAS, Oct. 24 (Xinhua) -- Venezuela on Friday slammed U.S. sanctions imposed on Colombian President Gustavo Petro and others close to him, calling the measures illegal and "neocolonial."

In a statement, Venezuela's Foreign Ministry said the unilateral coercive actions by the U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control violated international law and the principles enshrined in the United Nation