The co-presidents of Nicaragua, Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo, participate in the 13th Special Summit of Heads of State and Government of ALBA-TCP, August 20, 2025. Photo: Presidency of Nicaragua.
The co-president of Nicaragua, Daniel Ortega, called for the unity of Latin American leaders amid the US threats of capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.
“We call for unity from the grassroots of the peoples and for the dignity of Latin American leaders to defend the sovereignty of their own peoples, because the threat against our brother Nicolás Maduro is also a threat to the sovereignty of Venezuela and that of all Latin America and the Caribbean. This cannot be overlooked,” emphasized Ortega.
The Nicaraguan president made this statement at the 13th Special Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America-People’s Trade Treaty (ALBA-TCP) on Wednesday, August 20, which was held to repudiate the latest US aggression against Venezuela and Washington’s naval deployment in the Caribbean Sea.
The Nicaraguan president considered the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) as submissive and cowardly, as it had remained silent about the $50 million bounty offered by the US government for information leading to Maduro’s capture.
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“There has not been a strong response from CELAC … That is cowardice, that is submission,” he expressed. “Today they do this to Venezuela and tomorrow they will try to do it with another country. How is it possible that all of Latin America has not reacted unanimously and strongly to the threat posed by the Neros of Washington, offering a reward of millions of dollars for the life of the legitimate president of Venezuela?”
According to Ortega, unity for the defense of peace is fundamental, a peace that has been constructed in Latin America and the Caribbean despite all the aggressions from Washington.
“Latin America and the Caribbean is a territory of peace. We declare it, we decide it, and we are acting on it, despite the contradictions that may exist among nations, despite the differences that may arise,” he noted. “We are marching forward, overcoming blockades, sanctions, and all kinds of threats.”
Ortega criticized international organizations, such as the United Nations, for not acting against the “imperialist powers” that attack other nations to dominate their territories, as Israel is trying to do, in its “determination to destroy the Palestinian people in Gaza.”
(Sputnik)
Translation: Orinoco Tribune
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