The interim president of Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, stated this Thursday (15) that the United States military attack left a “stain” on relations between the two countries, and that the issue will be resolved “diplomatically”.
“There is a stain on our relations. When they crossed a red line, they attacked, assaulted, killed, invaded and kidnapped President (Nicolás) Maduro and the first lady (Cilia Flores). It is a stain on relations between the US and Venezuela. And this stain we said we will resolve diplomatically”, stated Rodríguez in his speech to the National Assembly of Venezuela.
The interim president added that the US is powerful, but that Venezuela is not afraid to face the situation through “political dialogue” and thus resolve the differences between the two countries “once and for all”.
“We know that they are very powerful. We know that they are a lethal nuclear power. We have already seen their record in the history of humanity. And we are not afraid to confront it diplomatically and through political dialogue to resolve this historical contradiction once and for all,” he stated.
Delcy Rodríguez also stated that “a new policy is being forged” in the country after the “unprecedented aggression” from the United States, which resulted in the .
“A new policy is being forged in Venezuela,” he said. “After an armed aggression from a nuclear power, the likes of which had never been seen in our history. It is an unprecedented aggression, although our contradictions are not unprecedented,” added Rodríguez, without explicitly mentioning the United States.
Relationship with the USA
On the eve of the speech, Delcy Rodríguez spoke by phone with the President of the United States, Donald Trump. .
Rodríguez, who was the regime’s deputy and assumed the presidency on an interim basis after Maduro’s capture, said the call was long and respectful. According to the report, she and Trump discussed a bilateral agenda for the benefit of both countries.
In turn, Trump called Rodriguez an “incredible person” when reporting the conversation. “She’s someone we work very well with,” Trump said. “We discussed many things and I think we are getting along very well with Venezuela,” he added.
