This community suffered the direct effects of the US armed aggression, in which President Nicolas Maduro and First Lady Cilia Flores were kidnapped, and 32 Cuban and Venezuelan combatants lost their lives.

“In Ciudad Tiuna, we’re assisting the families who were victims of the January 3 attack,” the president emphasized on her Telegram account, adding that the assistance includes “medical, psychological, and food support, as well as rehabilitation for the more than 460 people affected.”

She stated that the feeling among “our people is one of unity, of rejection of any form of aggression that threatens the peace and tranquility of the Republic.”

“And we,” the acting dignitary said, “have the historical responsibility to march together as one country and people, to safeguard peace, social and economic stability, guarantee balances of social justice, and ensure that the Venezuelan people know that there is hope and a future for our children.”

Rodriguez recalled for continued cohesion and pointed out that “the external enemy and internal extremism are working to divide our people.”

She emphasized that the best response is “calm, patience, and strategic prudence” and noted that the people of our liberators and of Simon Bolivar “continue to provide historical examples of overcoming difficulties.”

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