Venezuela Rejects Statements by US Secretary of State Blinken
The sign reads, “Venezuela is a territory of peace”, July, 2024. Photo: X/ @ldejesusreyes
August 2, 2024 Hour: 9:45 am
The U.S. is leading the coup attempt against Venezuela, Foreign Affairs Minister Gil pointed out.
On Friday, Venezuelan Foreign Affairs Minister Yvan Gil rejected the statements made by United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who disregarded the results of the 2024 presidential elections, in which President Nicolas Maduro secured 51.2 percent of the votes.
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Below is the statement issued by the Venezuelan Ministry of Foreign Affairs in response to Antony Blinken’s statements:
“The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela rejects the serious and ridiculous statements attributed to United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken, in which he pretends to assume the role of the Venezuelan electoral authorities, demonstrating that the U.S. government is leading the coup attempt against Venezuela, promoting a violent agenda against the Venezuelan people and their institutions.
To the international community, governments, and social movements around the world, Venezuela denounces a perverse maneuver that employs lies and manipulation.
This occurs through major global communication powers, including the use of social networks that try to generate a false narrative leading to street violence, which is executed by fascist criminal groups self-proclaimed as ‘Small Commands.’
These organizations have tried to cause terror among the civilian population and have attacked sensitive points within communities, under the fiction they wish to impose against the will of the majority of the Venezuelan people.
Venezuelan institutions, enshrined in the Bolivarian constitution, have acted to preserve national and popular sovereignty. Venezuelan democracy is one of the most robust in the world. No attempt to undermine it will succeed.
For 25 years, the United States has unsuccessfully tried to overthrow the Bolivarian government. They have not been able to do it and they will not be able to do it. All their attempts will succumb to the resolve of a dignified people who fight and build daily towards progress, defeating aggression, and criminal sanctions.
The Venezuelan people have spoken, exercised their right, and reiterated the unwavering path towards sovereignty, peace, and the construction of socialism to guarantee the greatest happiness.
Following the path laid out by Commander Hugo Chavez, the Venezuelan people will know how to face any challenge from imperialism because, paraphrasing the Liberator Simon Bolivar, ‘fortunately, it has often been seen that a handful of free men and women can defeat powerful empires.’ We will prevail!”
Autor: teleSUR/ JF
Fuente: FAM
