Venezuelan Acting President Delcy RodrĂguez meets former Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino LĂłpez and other members of the current and outgoing high command of the FANB at Miraflores Palace, March 19, 2026. Photo: Presidential Press.
The acting president of Venezuela, Delcy RodrĂguez, met with the outgoing military high command of the Bolivarian National Armed Force (FANB) at the Miraflores Palace on Thursday, March 19, where she expressed her gratitude to the military personnel for their impeccable work within the ranks of the FANB.
The acting president was accompanied by the new minister of Defense, Gustavo González López, and by former Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino López.
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RodrĂguez thanked Padrino LĂłpez for his loyalty to the nation and his work at the helm of the ministry for over a decade.
The meeting was part of the institutional ceremonies for the change of the military high command, in which the strategic lines of security, defense, and national stability were assessed.
(Últimas Noticias) by Yusleny Morales
Translation: Orinoco Tribune
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