Venezuela condemns attempted coup d'etat against the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo

Published at: 19/05/2024 10:25 PM

The Minister of Popular Power for Foreign Affairs, Yván Gil, on behalf of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, “strongly condemned the attempted coup d'etat perpetrated in the early morning of May 19, 2024, against the government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo”.

Below is the full text of the statement:

The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela strongly condemns the attempted coup d'etat carried out in the early morning of May 19, 2024, against the government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

The Bolivarian Government of Venezuela, in line with the principles of International Law and in the exercise of Bolivarian Diplomacy of Peace, rejects any violent and unconstitutional change of power that threatens the sovereignty and self-determination of Peoples, seeking to violate the political and social stability of that African nation.

The President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro Moros, expresses his support for democracy and the full restoration of the rule of law in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and extends his solidarity to the constitutional government of President Félix Tshisekedi, as well as to the democratically elected authorities.

Caracas, May 19, 2024

Mazo News Team