Venezuelan Navy Vessel Hugo ChĂĄvez Patrols the Atlantic Coast ‘in the Face of Imperial Provocations in Guyana’

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The Bolivarian Navy vessel Hugo ChĂĄvez, specialized in coastal surveillance, has been sent to patrol the Atlantic coast of Venezuela, as a âresponse to the imperialist provocation of US military exercises in Guyana.â This was communicated by Venezuelan Defense Minister General-in-Chief Vladimir Padrino LĂłpez, on June 24, during his closing speech at the civic-military parade commemorating the Carabobo Bicentennial.
Padrino LĂłpez stated that âour Navy, our Military, and our Bolivarian Militia are there on site,â and emphasized that the Bolivarian National Armed Force (FANB) is resolved to continue along the patriotic path traced by SimĂłn BolĂvar.
Padrino LĂłpez added that the Military has been deployed to the border state of Apure to âhelp the people combat the floods of the Arauca River.â He also alerted that Colombian criminal gangs continue in their âintention to enter into our territory to commit misdeeds.â
Carabobo is today
Minister Padrino LĂłpez called the commemorative military parade âmagnificentâ and said that it was âorganized with a lot of love, dedication and commitment.â He also called on the FANB to look on to the horizon and continue in battle mode, even when âwe have reached 2021 victorious.â
Padrino LĂłpez reflected that âwe are called to draw our sabers in defense of social guarantees, of peace, of the protection of our people and to watch over our democracy… which we won for ourselves as a sovereign people in 1999.â General LĂłpez also encouraged those present that, in regard to the momentous historical date of the Carabobo Bicentennial for Venezuela and the region, âwe won but we cannot take victory for granted, we still have to travel a long way.â
According to Padrino LĂłpez, the June 24 parade demonstrated âour deep love for our Homelandâ because it showcased the repairs done by local Venezuelan labor force of the powerful defense systems that were exhibited during the parade. âWhat I am saying is not rhetoric, it is our will to win, to get ahead, when faced with the blockade, our response has been to work hard,â concluded the General-in-Chief.
It was worth getting to this point, but the fight continues
Padrino LĂłpez remarked that he felt proud to be âhonoring the men and women who shed their blood in the fields; to the stoic, resistant, victorious people who walk the streets of Venezuela raising the flags of dignity, harassed as we are.â The General-in-Chief recalled that it was ChĂĄvez who invited everyone to look on this date from a long time ago. âIt was worth it, to arrive here and to continue BolĂvar’s unionist dream,â he added.
Finally, Padrino LĂłpez reminded everyone present that the Battle of Carabobo âallowed us, as an organized united army, and under the leadership of SimĂłn BolĂvar, to direct all our forces and efforts to the liberation of South America.â
Featured Image: The Venezuelan coastal surveillance vessel Hugo ChĂĄvez. File Photo
(RedRadioVe) by LucĂa Eugenia CĂłrdova
Translation: Orinoco Tribune
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