Audio among Colombian officials evidence plot against Venezuela
A local media outlet in Colombia revealed a controversial conversation between that country’s ambassador to the United States, Francisco Santos Calderón and the new Foreign Minister, Claudia Blum.
“The Venezuelan political situation is a bit stationary,” said the ambassador, however, he said he is prepared to reactivate it by taking European parliamentarians to the Venezuelan border with the purpose of maintaining his thesis that there is a “crisis” in the nation. “It’s my job to invent things for them to have Venezuela on the top of their minds. That is the task with which I have with Venezuela, “he said.
To this audio, Foreign Minister, Jorge Arreaza, said “There is no point in believing that the Colombian diplomatic practice can be recomposed: conversations are leaked in which the new foreign minister despairs because there was no coup in Venezuela, Guaidó does not work, Trump does not intervene, the CIA does not act, the TIAR does not work. ”
Government and opposition of Venezuela reach agreements in dialogue
President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, participated on Monday in a work meeting with the government and opposition delegations that make up the National Dialogue Table. The meeting, which was held at the Miraflores Palace (Government headquarters), culminated with three points of progress in economic and political matters.
At the end of the meeting, opposition leader Claudio Fermín said that during two months of negotiations they have made important progress and “Venezuelans already see a way to start designating a new National Electoral Council”, in the face of the 2020 parliamentary elections. Fermín said that complementary tables have been set up to discuss emergency economic measures and political party issues. Among the economic policies, he specified that President Nicolas Maduro agreed to facilitate the exchange of oil for food and medicine.
Vice President of Venezuela: We continue on the path of peace and understanding
Vice president of Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, said in the framework of the meeting with the Accredited Diplomatic Corps in the country, that sectors of the right wing, supported by the United States (US) are trying to undermine the democracy of the peoples.
Rodríguez strongly questioned the weak position of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, in the face of repression cases in Bolivia and especially in Chile, where police officers shot pellets composed of lead on demonstrators who demand a fairer socio-economic model “Where is Dr. Bachelet? Where are the Human Rights in Chile? They are such hard and strong images. I ask in front of diplomats. Where is international law?” he added.
Corruption of resources sent to Venezuelan opposition denounced
The Bishop of the Diocese of San Cristóbal, in the state of Táchira, Venezuela, Mario Moronta, denounced this Sunday that there are high levels of corruption behind “Humanitarian Aid” resources sent by the United States (US) to members of the
Moronta added that the United States sent 90 million dollars to mitigate the Venezuelan crisis, but questioned the situation of the hospitals and the various services of care and protection for citizens “who gets that money? “, he asked.
President Nicolás Maduro denounces attempt to bribe military
President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, denounced that the right wing of the South American country received more than 400 million dollars to try to buy politicians, police and members of the Bolivarian National Armed Forces (FANB), and put them at the service of some foreign powers.
“We have dismembered, with the participation of officers of our armed forces, more than 47 attempts to capture officers to put them at the service of the strategy of Colombia and the gringos,” said Maduro.
Diplomats expelled by de facto government in Bolivia arrive in Venezuela
The diplomatic corps that resided at the Venezuelan embassy in La Paz (Bolivia) arrived on Sunday, November 17th, in Venezuelan territory after the decision taken by the de facto Government of Bolivia to expel them from the country.
Previously, the de facto government of Bolivia announced the expulsion of Venezuelan officials in La Paz for “violating diplomatic norms and having been involved in the internal affairs of the State.” After this decision, the Venezuelan leader Diosdado Cabello, confirmed that the expulsion of Venezuelan diplomats from its embassy in Bolivia is due to a plan to isolate Venezuela.
Foreign Minister of Venezuela to Mike Pence: Your attempts to destabilize Venezuela have failed
The Venezuelan Foreign Minister, Jorge Arreaza, challenged the Vice President of the United States, Mike Pence, for his new call to the Bolivarian National Armed Forces (FANB) to a coup d’etat, despite repeated rejections by the military institution to his interference.
“All his attempts to destabilize Venezuela and generate a coup have failed. Assume it with maturity,” Foreign Minister Arreaza wrote on Twitter in response to a message from Pence on the same social network. The foreign minister also stressed that Mike Pence must deal with “impeachments and their internal affairs.”
Mexico and Venezuela restore direct flights
With a frequency of two flights a week, Monday and Friday, between the cities of Caracas and Toluca, the direct air connection between Venezuela and Mexico was restored, which was interrupted in 2016, the Mexican Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported.
The Undersecretary for Latin America and the Caribbean of the Foreign Ministry, Maximiliano Reyes Zúñiga, received the first flight from Caracas, Venezuela, an Embraer-190 aircraft, in Toluca, State of Mexico, according to a statement.
Venezuela denounces new airspace violation by the US
The Venezuelan Armed Forces reported on Friday, November 15th that a US CN-235 aircraft had ventured into Venezuelan airspace, just a day it was made known that the North American country had done a similar action.
According to the Strategic Operational Command of the Armed Forces of Venezuela (Ceofanb), the incursion took place at 4:47 p.m. local time without the aircraft in question submitting a flight plan and with the Venezuelan air traffic services unable to contact their crew.
Commission to raise electoral schedule in Venezuela appointed
Deputy for the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV), Francisco Torrealba, confirmed that the Dialogue Board in its commission on the electoral system appointed a subcommittee that will designate the Nominating Committee for a new National Electoral Council in the country.
“A subcommission was designated where deputies Ángel Medina for Primera Justicia, Luis Moreno representing Accion Democratica, Julio Chavez and William Gil for the PSUV for the proposal of a work schedule,” said deputy Torrealba.
Venezuela will export 14 types of agricultural items to China
The National Government, through the Ministry of the People’s Power for Productive Agriculture and Land, formed the technical working tables that will develop the phyto and sanitary zoo protocols, which are required to begin the process of exporting animal protein from Venezuela to China
This new start-up is part of the cooperative ties which exist in food matters between the South American nation and the Asian giant, which also plans to export 14 types of agricultural items, such as pork, beef, goats, bird and their derivatives.
People’s office reopened in Pueblo Nuevo, Lara state
With an investment of 1.418 million bolivars, the popular office type III of the Pueblo Nuevo sector of the Lara state was restored and rehabilitated, in which a total of approximately 32 thousand people will be served.
The information was released by the governor of the Larense entity, Carmen Meléndez, during a satellite link with the President of the Republic, Nicolás Maduro Moros, about the march of the white coats in Caracas. This office will offer – totally free – the specialties of gynecology, obstetrics, internal medicine, dentistry, pediatrics, psychology, as well as preventive care services such as immunization and general medicine.
