In his traditional Monday press conference, the political leader commented on the events of January 3, including the bombings that left more than 100 Venezuelan civilians and military personnel and 32 Cubans dead, and the kidnapping of President Nicolas Maduro and First Lady Cilia Flores. Cabello stated that this caused outrage among Venezuelans and “immense pain.”

  He emphasized that many of the dead were civilians who had nothing to do with any conflict and “were caught in a terrible explosion that took their lives.”   

Commenting on the reopening of embassies in Washington and Caracas, the PSUV Political Bureau member explained that “it will allow us to have consular representation to continue looking after the health of Nicolas and Cilia.”

  Days earlier, it was reported that a US delegation arrived in Caracas and a Venezuelan delegation traveled to the United States to explore avenues for reopening their respective embassies.   

The PSUV leader reaffirmed the Party’s support for the decisions of acting president Delcy Rodriguez.

  “The United Socialist Party of Venezuela fully supports the administration and the decisions that Comrade Delcy has to make,” he emphasized.

  The PSUV secretary general asserted that his country will remain mobilized and firmly determined to “continue moving forward the Revolution with Bolivar as our guiding principle, where the reason for everything lies, because the struggles of that time are the reason for today’s fight against those who seek to seize our natural resources.”

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