Venezuela's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yván Gil, held a meeting today in Geneva with his Cuban counterpart, Bruno Rodríguez, in which they reaffirmed the brotherhood and mutual solidarity between their peoples.

"We have had a fruitful meeting with the Foreign Minister of Cuba, Bruno Rodríguez," the high-ranking Bolivarian diplomat disclosed on his Telegram social media account.

Gil indicated that on this occasion they reaffirmed "our brotherhood and mutual solidarity as nations committed to the defense of their sovereignty, self-determination, and the truth of our peoples."

The meeting took place in the context of the 61st session of the United Nations Human Rights Council.

Speaking this Monday at that segment, Venezuela's Foreign Minister affirmed that Human Rights cannot be an instrument of political warfare, selective, nor depend on ideological alignments.

Gil warned that the global protection system runs the risk of losing its original purpose under methods of ideological confrontation.

"That is the central message we bring today to this Council: Human Rights cannot be an instrument of political warfare, they cannot be selective nor depend on ideological alignments," he emphasized.

The Venezuelan Foreign Minister expressed his country's concern over the double standard of what he termed the selective geopolitics of the power centers, which exercise "disproportionate scrutiny" over certain countries and ignore serious humanitarian situations requiring urgent attention.

He mentioned in this regard the devastation of the Palestinian people by Israel in the Gaza Strip, where more than 80 thousand people, including children and women, lost their lives as a result of systematic aggression and tens of thousands today suffer a humanitarian crisis.

In that sense, Gil urged the Human Rights Council to "recover its credibility" as a universal space committed to all peoples equally.

He warned that if Human Rights become a tool of political pressure, they lose their moral essence and legitimacy.