The interim president of Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, said on Friday (9) that she had spoken with the leaders of Brazil, Colombia and Spain about what she classified as a “criminal, illegal and illegitimate aggression” by the United States.
“During these exchanges, I provided a detailed account of the armed attacks against our territory, which resulted in the deaths of more than a hundred civilians and members of the armed forces, in addition to the serious violations of international law, including the violation of the personal immunity of the constitutional president of the Republic, Nicolás Maduro Moros, and the first lady and first combatant, Cilia Flores,” Rodríguez said in a statement.
During a public event in Caracas on Friday, Rodríguez addressed the statements and thanked the leaders of the three countries. She also said that “in order to denounce the aggression suffered by the Venezuelan people with the military intervention.” She added that Venezuela’s response “will be through diplomacy.”
The Venezuelan government said earlier this week that the US military attack on Venezuela on January 3 — which resulted in the capture of Maduro and Flores and their subsequent detention in New York — left at least 100 people dead.
The governments of Brazil, Colombia and Spain jointly condemned the US military attack on Venezuela.
Earlier on Friday, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said his country “supports a peaceful transition” in Venezuela and that he conveyed that message to Rodríguez.
Meanwhile, Colombian President Gustavo Petro said he asked Venezuela’s interim president to work together to combat drug trafficking.
confirmed that he spoke with Delcy on Saturday. He condemned U.S. actions for crossing an “unacceptable line.”
