Caracas [Venezuela], January 10 (ANI): Venezuela’s Interim President Delcy Rodriguez on Friday said that the exploration of reopening the US Embassy in Venezuela, and a reciprocal Venezuelan mission in the United States, is aimed at continuing to “denounce the aggression” carried out on January 3 on national territory, according to El Cooperante.
Speaking at an event in the La Candelaria parish, Rodriguez said Venezuela’s response to the United States following the operation would be diplomatic and in accordance with international law.
“The Venezuelan and US governments are exploring avenues for opening embassies. What is their objective? To reiterate their condemnation of the aggression suffered by our people, because our women, our men and our girls were deeply affected by such aggression,” she said, as quoted by El Cooperante.
Rodriguez also thanked countries that expressed support following the US operation and the capture of Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, noting that the Venezuelan people appreciate their courage.
She said she held meetings with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, Colombian President Gustavo Petro, and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, all of whom expressed their support.
“I want to express my deepest gratitude to the President of Brazil, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who was very attentive to Venezuela and our people on the very day of the invasion. That day he asked us how he could help, and we told him about the bombing of a medicine warehouse. The medicines to treat our dialysis patients have already arrived in Venezuela,” Rodriguez was quoted as saying by El Cooperante.
She further thanked the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, for facilitating talks with the United States to obtain the first “proof of life” of the deposed leader Nicolas Maduro and his wife.
The Venezuelan government announced the start of an “exploratory diplomatic process” with the United States and confirmed the arrival of a US State Department delegation. The announcement came nearly a week after the US military operation that forced Nicolas Maduro and Cilia Flores onto a plane and transferred them to a prison in New York, according to El Cooperante. (ANI)
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