President of the Pan-African Parliament expressed his solidarity with Venezuela in the face of earthquakes
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Published at: 23/07/2026 03:32 PM
The ambassador of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to the
Republic of South Africa, Carlos Feo Acevedo, paid a courtesy visit to the
president of the Pan-African Parliament (PAP), Fateh Boutbig.
During the meeting, held at the headquarters of the Parliament in
Midrand, South Africa, the Venezuelan ambassador, on behalf of the
Bolivarian Government, ratified the congratulations to Boutbig for his election as
president of the PAP for the period 2026-2029, renewing his willingness to
advance a bilateral agenda of friendship and parliamentary cooperation, while explaining the situation in his country following the
attacks of January 3 and, especially,
of the impact generated by the earthquakes of June 24.
The president of the PAP expressed his condolences to the
Venezuelan people for the victims of the double earthquake and expressed, on behalf of the Pan-African
Parliament, his desire for a speedy recovery of the South American country.
Boutbig trusted the resilience of Venezuela, a nation
that he described as “a pioneer in the struggle for the liberation of other peoples”,
stressing that the example of cooperation with Africa, promoted by
Commander Hugo Chávez, “requires us to strengthen ties of cooperation to
face current geopolitical challenges together”, assuring that “parliamentary work is a way to strengthen solidarity between peoples”.
Ambassador Feo Acevedo thanked the words of
solidarity and reiterated Venezuela's commitment to strengthening ties of
friendship and cooperation with the African continent and with the Pan-African Parliament in particular.
This legislative body of the African Union (AU), founded
in 2004, stands as the highest deliberative, consultative and
political control assembly in Africa. It brings together 229 parliamentarians representing the 55
States that make up the African continent.
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