Foreign Minister Gil described the United States as a promoter of violence and the coup d'etat

Published at: 09/08/2024 09:51 AM

The Minister of Popular Power for Foreign Affairs, Yván Gil Pinto, responded to the Undersecretary of State, Brian Nichols, after the statement of the U.S. official regarding the arrests made by the Venezuelan Security Corps of promoters and participants in acts of vandalism.

Nichols described the arrests as “repression” and assured that they are not “a sustainable path nor are they a sign of strength. The voices of Venezuelan voters will not be silenced by repression, censorship or disinformation. The world is watching”

In this regard, the head of peace diplomacy described the United States as the “promoters of violence and the coup d'etat” and rebuked Nichols about what “political persecution” he is referring to.

“The commandos of the Tren del Llano? Who persecuted and beat innocent Chavistas? The ones who burned schools and hospitals? Those who sprayed gasoline on people to burn them alive? The ones who burned more than 300 police modules? Who shot to assassinate officials of the Bolivarian National Guard? Who are they calling for a coup d'etat and are the institutions unaware of?” , he questioned.

Gil added that “no alliance with drug gangs and criminals can be considered a political action,” and he assured that “ criminal gangs will be brought to justice.”

Mazo News Team