Venezuelan Defense Minister Meets With Members of the Center Carter

Vladimir Padrino Reunited with the Member of Carter Center, July 2024 Photo: teleSUR

July 22, 2024 Hour: 5:48 pm

Vladimir Padrino stressed that the attendees “were able to observe first-hand the deployment of the FANB in the framework of the Republic Plan».

The Defense Minister of Venezuela, Vladimir Padrino met this Monday with representatives of the Carter Center, ahead of the presidential elections on Sunday, July 28.

In this regard, the Bolivarian National Armed Forces (FANB), assured in its account of the social network X, that “guarantees human rights and the security of the people in fulfilling their constitutional duties during the electoral process”.

According to the Chief General, the meeting at the Carter Center was fruitful.

In his X account, Godfather noted that the attendees “were able to observe first-hand the deployment of the FANB under the Republic Plan, which is focused on safeguarding electoral material and ensuring the security of the people for the elections”.

Celebramos un fructífero encuentro con el Centro Carter, donde pudieron observar de primera mano el despliegue de la #FANB en el marco del Plan República, enfocado como está en resguardar el material electoral y garantizar la seguridad del pueblo para los comicios del #28Jul. pic.twitter.com/85zB3uF4Sl
— Vladimir Padrino L. (@vladimirpadrino) July 22, 2024

We had a fruitful meeting with the Carter Center, where they were able to observe first-hand the deployment of the FANB in the framework of the Plan República, The President’s Office is focused on protecting electoral materials and ensuring the security of the people for the 28J elections

On 21 June, the Carter Center confirmed that it would participate in the election observation of 28 July, following an invitation from the National Electoral Council (CNE).

The institution will also carry out its mission in compliance with the memorandum of understanding signed with the CNE, and in accordance with the Declaration of Principles for International Election Observation and the Code of Conduct for International Election Observers, adopted at the United Nations (UN) in 2005.

The Carter Center has been an observer of numerous elections in Venezuela, including the expert mission for the regional and local elections that took place in that country in 2021.