Vice President Rodríguez: The cry of freedom of April 19 is more heated than ever

Published at: 19/04/2024 01:38 PM

This Friday, the Executive Vice President of the Republic, Delcy Rodríguez, emphasized that at 214 on April 19, 1810, “the cry for freedom is more heated today than ever.”

“That April 19 was the firm decision of Venezuelans for freedom and independence (...) no one gave us independence, it was carved in the blood of women, men and martyrs who offered their lives for the greatest thing that a country can have, its sovereignty,” he highlighted from the Santa Rosa Chapel, Caracas during the commemorative events of April 19, 1810.

Regarding the renewal of licenses against Venezuela, he compared this action by the United States to those maintained by the Spanish empire and with which, through the Guipuzkoan company, it oppressed the country.

“The national union is expressed in a great consensus by the rejection of Unilateral Coercive Measures and illegitimate blockades. This is how they ( imperialism) believe that they can curb freedom, self-determination and silence peoples who have decided to be free,” he said.

He stressed that imperialism has had a hard time understanding the independence character of Venezuela. “ That's why they saw Chávez as indomitable and they saw him as that people that rose up, it was the expression of our martyrs of the armed struggle (...) Chávez was the voice and expression of the people's desire, the light of hope and today we affirm it with force and we are not going to give it up,” he said.

On the other hand, he reiterated that Venezuela does not recognize the International Court of Justice (ICJ) as a mechanism to settle the territorial dispute over Guiana Essequibo.

“ That territory belongs to Venezuela and Venezuela will not rest on deploying diplomatic mechanisms to continue on the path of the Geneva Agreement,” he emphasized.

Mazo News Team