The vice president of Venezuela, Delcy RodrĂguez. File photo.
The vice president of Venezuela, Delcy RodrĂguez, criticized the president of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, Irfaan Ali, for his “submission” to US imperialism. “Irfaan Ali, Marco Rubio’s pawn, does not miss an opportunity to kneel before his US masters,” she commented, referring to a statement that he had published, in which he accuses Venezuela of being part of the fictitious Cartel of the Suns.
She pointed out that US Secretary of State Marco Rubio had published the statement at 1:37 pm, and the president of Guyana published his statement at 6:15 pm.
“Who rules in Guyana? Exxon Mobil,” she stressed. “They are threatening the peace of Latin America and the Caribbean with their insatiable greed to steal Venezuela’s resources at any cost. With their falsehoods and lies, they intend to justify the intervention of our homeland. The brave people of BolĂvar will never allow it! Let us all enlist in the Bolivarian Militia to defend the sovereignty, self-determination, and peace of Venezuela!”
In a statement published on Friday, August 22, Venezuela firmly repudiated “the infamous statement” from the Guyanese government, calling it “a miserable text that reveals its status as a pawn of dark imperialist interests and Exxon Mobil.”
Venezuelan Foreign Affairs Minister YvĂĄn Gil called the Guyanese statement “a ridiculous provocation that hides the truth,” and said that Guyana “has lost its sovereignty for a few coins.”
Tensions between the US and Venezuela have escalated after White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt announced on Tuesday that the US is prepared to “use all its power” to stop the “flow of drugs into its country.” The US government has deployed three navy ships with 4,000 soldiers off the Venezuelan coast, after making unfounded accusations of President NicolĂĄs Maduro’s ties to drug cartels.
An unofficial translation of the Venezuelan statement is provided below:
The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela firmly repudiates the infamous statement from the government of Guyana, a miserable text that reveals its status as a pawn of dark imperialist interests and Exxon Mobil.
Guyana has decided to renounce its sovereignty for corrupt handouts, becoming a submissive government, willing to betray its people and the region. This maneuver seeks to generate instability in the Caribbean and Latin America by supporting the failed attempt to strip Venezuela of its Guayana Esequiba.
Venezuela reaffirms that the only legitimate way to resolve this controversy is the Geneva Agreement of 1966, a binding legal instrument for both parties.
(Ăltimas Noticias) with Orinoco Tribune content
Translation: Orinoco Tribune
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