The campaign calling for U.S. President Barack Obama to repeal his executive order that arbitrarily declares Venezuela an extraordinary threat to its national security has over 6 million signatures as of Tuesday night.

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro announced on his weekly television program that the campaign has collected 6.2 million signatures so far.

“I believe that Obama's threat has awoken a great amount of love for what we are going for in our country,” said Maduro.

The aim of the campaign is to gather at least 10 million signatures to be presented at the Summit of the Americas, which is scheduled to take place in Panama City on April 10 and 11.

Maduro added that volunteers will gather signatures in tourist destinations throughout the country during this coming holiday weekend.

The Venezuelan president also announced that starting in 2016, the country will commemorate March 9 — the day Obama signed the decree — as the day of Bolivarian Anti-imperialism.

“History will remember President Obama as the man who sought to intimidate a people and what resulted was the rising of nationalism and patriotism, and Bolivarian spirit of this people,” said Maduro.

Obama's executive order has galvanized support both within Venezuela and throughout the world for the democratically-elected government of Venezuela.

In addition to the millions of signatures, organizations such as the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) have rejected the unilateral sanctions imposed on Venezuela by the U.S.

Supporters can also sign the letter calling for Obama to repeal the decree online.

The campaign aims to collect 10 million signatures ahead of the Summit of the Americas in Panama next week. The campaign calling for U.S. President Barack Obama to repeal his executive order that arbitrarily declares Venezuela an extraordinary threat to its national security has over 6 million signatures as of Tuesday night. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro announced on his weekly television program that the campaign has collected 6.2 million signatures so far. “I believe that Obama's threat has awoken a great amount of love for what we are going for in our country,” said Maduro. The aim of the campaign is to gather at least 10 million signatures to be presented at the Summit of the Americas, which is scheduled to take place in Panama City on April 10 and 11. Maduro added that volunteers will gather signatures in tourist destinations throughout the country during this coming holiday weekend. The Venezuelan president also announced that starting in 2016, the country will commemorate March 9 — the day Obama signed the decree — as the day of Bolivarian Anti-imperialism. “History will remember President Obama as the man who sought to intimidate a people and what resulted was the rising of nationalism and patriotism, and Bolivarian spirit of this people,” said Maduro. Obama's executive order has galvanized support both within Venezuela and throughout the world for the democratically-elected government of Venezuela. In addition to the millions of signatures, organizations such as the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) have rejected the unilateral sanctions imposed on Venezuela by the U.S. Supporters can also sign the letter calling for Obama to repeal the decree online.

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Venezuelans in Caracas sign a letter calling on the U.S. president to repeal the executive order declaring Venezuela a threat, March 31, 2015. Venezuelans in Caracas sign a letter calling on the U.S. president to repeal the executive order declaring Venezuela a threat, March 31, 2015. | Photo: AVN Previous Next Published 1 April 2015 (2 hours 55 minutes ago) 0 Coments + We Recommend The campaign aims to collect 10 million signatures ahead of the Summit of the Americas in Panama next week. The campaign calling for U.S. President Barack Obama to repeal his executive order that arbitrarily declares Venezuela an extraordinary threat to its national security has over 6 million signatures as of Tuesday night. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro announced on his weekly television program that the campaign has collected 6.2 million signatures so far. “I believe that Obama's threat has awoken a great amount of love for what we are going for in our country,” said Maduro. The aim of the campaign is to gather at least 10 million signatures to be presented at the Summit of the Americas, which is scheduled to take place in Panama City on April 10 and 11. Maduro added that volunteers will gather signatures in tourist destinations throughout the country during this coming holiday weekend. The Venezuelan president also announced that starting in 2016, the country will commemorate March 9 — the day Obama signed the decree — as the day of Bolivarian Anti-imperialism. “History will remember President Obama as the man who sought to intimidate a people and what resulted was the rising of nationalism and patriotism, and Bolivarian spirit of this people,” said Maduro. Obama's executive order has galvanized support both within Venezuela and throughout the world for the democratically-elected government of Venezuela. In addition to the millions of signatures, organizations such as the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) have rejected the unilateral sanctions imposed on Venezuela by the U.S. Supporters can also sign the letter calling for Obama to repeal the decree online.