Deputy Minister for Europe Coromoto Godoy: Venezuela's entry into the BRICS is at stake on 28J

Published at: 09/07/2024 12:02 PM

“In the electoral campaign, we have to explain to our people that we are going to win on July 28, among other things, so that Venezuela joins the BRICS to strengthen strategic cooperation with Russia, to continue to advance in the multipolar world and to bring comprehensive cooperation to the country that frees us from the ties of the oil rentier model.”

This was stated by Ambassador Coromoto Godoy Calderón, Deputy Minister for Europe of the Ministry of People's Power for Foreign Affairs, during her speech at the Forum “Strategic Transcendence of the Study of the BRICS”, held at the Bolivian Museum, under the organization of the Institute for Higher Diplomatic Studies “Pedro Gual” (IAEDPG) and the Center for Intersaber Thought.

The diplomat urged the revolutionary forces, during the electoral campaign that began on Thursday, July 4, to publicize the vital importance of Venezuela's relationship with countries in favor of a multipolar world.

“This campaign that leads us to a decisive battle for the independence of Venezuela and we can see, feel, the popular triumph of July 28. But we know that there are serious threats, we know the fascist nature of the factors of the extreme right in our country and the plans they are preparing with the support of US imperialism have already been unveiled. An imperialism, in the decline of its global hegemony and - precisely for that reason - on the rise in its dangerousness and irrationality... Joining the BRICS is also guaranteeing the legacy of Bolívar and Chávez!” , he emphasized.

Deputy Minister Godoy shared a panel with the general director of the IAEDPG and Deputy Minister for Comprehensive Care for Venezuelan Migration of the Ministry of Popular Power for Foreign Affairs, Pedro Sassone; the president of the National Institute for Socialist Training and Education (INCES) and founder of the Intersaber Thinking Center, Wuikelman Paredes; the Deputy Minister for Asia, the Middle East and Oceania, Tatiana Pugh; the Deputy Minister for Latin America, Rander Peña, and the president of the National Center for Historical Studies, Omar Hurtado, among other experts.

He stressed that the people know the benefits of Venezuela's relationship with the multipolar world and recalled the times of the COVID-19 pandemic, when the Venezuelan people received the support that Russia provided with the Sputnik vaccine.

In addition, he highlighted that as a result of this alliance, major projects have also been implemented, such as the construction of a plant for the manufacture of insulin, advances in the payment communication system between Caracas and Moscow, as an alternative to the Swift platform; the expansion of study opportunities for Venezuelans in Moscow, through the Grand Marshal Foundation of Ayacucho (Fundayacucho), among other achievements.

Russia, closer

The Deputy Minister for Europe highlighted the strategic vision that Hugo Chávez and Vladimir Putin had at the time and now President Nicolás Maduro, which in her opinion has helped Venezuelans to now have a closer perception of the Eurasian region and more specifically of Russia.

“Russia is the only Eurasian country in the BRICS group and that geopolitical condition is its greatest strength, although it is what has led US imperialism to seek to encircle it, to prevent the BRICS from expanding across Europe, and that the example of the multipolar world is welcomed by the peoples of neighboring countries,” he explained.

However, the diplomat pointed out that the measures imposed by Western countries against Russia have not fulfilled the objective of reducing Moscow's geopolitical influence; “on the contrary, consideration has increased for the role of the Russian leadership and the courage of its people.”

“In 2023, Russia became a 'high-income country', remaining the fourth economy in the world, with GDP growth of almost 8% in one year, by purchasing power parity (PPP), reaching 6.45 trillion dollars. It strengthened its sovereignty and its links with other regional blocs, it works on its own payment infrastructure, independent of the dollar, anchored in gold (40%) and BRICS+ currencies (60%),” he explained.

He announced that Venezuela and Russia will sign a “Strategic Partnership and Cooperation Agreement” to give greater projection to bilateral cooperation and joint work on strategic issues, “agreeing on the main thing, which is respect for sovereignty and the willingness to face neocolonial and imperialist practices together.”

Finally, Deputy Minister Godoy recalled that this is the year of the Russian presidency of BRICS +, which in her opinion will bring news about Venezuela 's membership in this space.

“A great BRICS summit awaits us in Kazan, from October 22 to 24, which aims to speed up the integration processes of new members . It will be an exceptional summit, which will mark a new phase and which will have the people of Venezuela victorious to continue recovering the economy and embarking on the 7 strategic transformations, with our brother countries of ALBA-TCP and CELAC, with the project of the Great Latin American and Caribbean Homeland as a great nation, pole of power of the multipolar world, on the bicentenary of the Battle of Ayacucho, realizing the dream of our Liberator Simon Bolivar of the balance of the universe,” he concluded.

MPPRE