Venezuela strongly condemned the recent statement issued by the governments of Argentina, Costa Rica, Chile, Ecuador, the United States, Guatemala, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, the Dominican Republic, and Uruguay, in which they "grossly and insolently" seek to continue violating international law, committing an unacceptable act of interference in matters that concern only Venezuelans.
This was made clear in a statement read this Friday by the chancellor of the republic, Yvan Gil, which warns that the statement by these countries aims to emulate the "disastrous and failed Lima group."
Furthermore, he highlighted that with this position the aforementioned governments endorse and become accomplices of the criminal violence that attacked health centers, schools, universities, transportation, national symbols and left a toll of murdered and injured, caused by transnational criminal gangs hired to such an end.
"Venezuela demands absolute respect for its sovereignty and independence, won after intense struggles against the most hostile empires that insist on laying their hands on natural resources that do not belong to it and are attempting to impose, once again, a policy of regime change typical of the coups d'état that the US empire promoted in Latin America and the Caribbean for more than 100 years," Gil emphasized.
The full statement is reproduced below:
THE CONSTITUTION OF A NEW LIMA GROUP AND A NEW GUAIDÓ IS UNACCEPTABLE!
The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela rejects, in the strongest terms, the rude and insolent statement from the governments of Argentina, Costa Rica, Chile, Ecuador, the United States, Guatemala, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, the Dominican Republic and Uruguay, who, emulating The disastrous, failed and defeated Lima Group intend to continue violating International Law by committing an unacceptable act of interference in matters that only concern Venezuelans.
Venezuela demands absolute respect for its sovereignty and independence, won after intense struggles against the most hostile empires that insist on getting their hands on natural resources that do not belong to them, and are trying to impose again today, a policy of change of typical regime of coups d'état that the US empire promoted in Latin America and the Caribbean for more than 100 years.
These governments, with their position, endorse and become accomplices of the criminal violence that attacked health centers, schools, universities, transportation, national symbols and left a toll of people murdered and injured with the use of transnational criminal gangs hired for this purpose.
Just as the people of Simón Bolívar and Hugo Chávez pulverized the attacks of the deceased Lima Group and its attempt to impose a puppet government in the past through the failed adventure of Juan Guaidó, on this occasion they will pulverize each and every one of the actions that they try to initiate through their failed governments against the Venezuelan people.
History has been responsible for demonstrating that the fate that awaits those who dare to go against the dignity of the Bolivarian people is nothing more than international contempt and shame, as has been immortalized in the popular story that says: He who messes with Venezuela, it dries up!
Caracas, August 23, 2024.
