In his speech at the graduation of 26 new officers of the Nicaraguan Army, the president remembered that the Bolivarian nation has not launched any aggression against any people in the region.

  “May peace reign in Venezuela, and may it also reign in Colombia because it has been threatened by the United States government,” he emphasized.

  In that regard, he stated that these are times in which we cannot speak of more wars, as humanity has had enough conflicts without continuing to insist on them.

  Later in his speech, Ortega referred to the US military deployment in the Caribbean Sea, supposedly to combat drug trafficking, while also noting that the United States is the world’s largest consumer of drugs.

  “The United States government is wrong to threaten sister nations, the brotherly Venezuelan people,” the president commented, reiterating his solidarity and affection for the Bolivarian Revolution.

He denounced the bombings of vessels in the Caribbean Sea, allegedly carrying drug shipments.

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