President of the Venezuelan National Assembly, Jorge Rodríguez. Photo: Wilmer Errades.
For the president of the National Assembly, Representative Jorge Rodríguez, “we all have a moral obligation to defend our homeland, our land”—and also because it is a right. The parliamentarian emphasized these points after a meeting with the Executive Committee of the Council of State of the Nation, headed by President Nicolás Maduro.
He reaffirmed that all public branches of the Republic are at the disposal of the National Executive’s directives to continue defending Venezuela’s sovereignty and stability.
Rodríguez recalled that, while the 80th session of the UN is being held in New York City, dozens of nations are rejecting what he called “tragicomic”—all the accusations that seek to frame Venezuela as a drug-producing nation.
‘The invention of lies’
“But it’s also a hoax, because they talk about an epidemic, but the real epidemic is the one they have ‘produced by opioids,’” argued Rodríguez, detailing that, from at least 2006 to 2012, 76 billion doses of this drug were administered to U.S. citizens “who now swarm the streets of that country—and they lied about the effects these medications have on consumers.”
He reiterated that “if the lies weren’t so serious, they would be tragicomic and frivolous, which is why we are also obligated to defend Venezuela’s good name.”
He also announced that Venezuela will resort to all multilateral forums to defend its sovereignty, integrity and independence. “We will continue to debunk the lies to demonstrate that Venezuela is free of drug trafficking.”
Rodríguez stated that political, legal and diplomatic efforts will be coordinated to denounce the aggression, lies and falsehoods directed against Venezuela.
The parliamentarian urged that the best way to defend sovereignty is from the streets and that “it is time for unity to defend peace without slavery.”
