The ambassador of the Bolivarian Republic in Hanoi, Juan Carlos Fernandes, expressed his gratitude for what he described as a beautiful and supportive gesture at a time when his country is experiencing a difficult time and facing the greatest threat in the last 100 years.

We know the objective of this exaggerated military positioning: they want to seize Venezuela’s copious natural resources, the diplomat emphasized, remembering that over the past few years, “they have tried every avenue, both violent and non-violent, to try to subvert the Bolivarian Revolution.”

The diplomat recounted the threats and attacks his country has suffered since the 2002 coup d’etat, which was followed by oil strikes and street protests financed by the United States, which caused significant losses to the national economy.

He chiefly pointed out the declaration of Venezuela as an “extraordinary and unusual threat” by the Barack Obama administration, when, on the contrary, he said, we have always been a supportive, peace-loving country willing to jointly resolve the region’s problems.

The Declaration of the Revolutionary Government of Cuba, released on September 18, denounced “the hostile and irresponsible nature of the ongoing operation” against Venezuela, in which the U.S. Secretary of State and allied congressmen and senators are attempting to impose their interests by force, something unjustifiable and dangerous.

“A direct military aggression against Venezuela would have incalculable consequences for the peace, stability, and security of Our America,” the document emphasizes, deeming it urgent to “separate lies from reality.”

Cuba, it concludes, urges international mobilization to prevent the aggression and preserve Latin America and the Caribbean as a Zone of Peace proclaimed by its heads of state and government.

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