Xinhua selects world pictures of the year 2019

Venezuelan Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza (L) listens to a reporter's question at the United Nations headquarters in New York, Feb. 14, 2019. Venezuela was trying to gather support at the United Nations amid a political crisis at home. Venezuelan Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza, flanked by representatives from 16 other countries, read a statement on Feb. 14, 2019 to reporters at the UN headquarters. (Xinhua/Li Muzi)