Foreign Minister Yván Gil said that Venezuela “does not seek a military confrontation with the United States or with any other actor in the area”, amid the constant aggressions raised by Donald Trump’s government against the Republic.
The Venezuelan diplomat granted an interview with the American news channel CNN, where he assured that Venezuela “is not betting on the conflict, nor do we want the conflict,” also ruled out a military escalation, but made it clear that “the country is prepared to deter the possibility of any threat.”
Gil said that “we have a clear determination to defend our homeland” and added during the interview that “it would not come to the case of speaking at this time of possible military alliances with other countries in Latin America and the region because we maintain a position in favor of peace.”
Zero relationship with drug traffickers
Foreign Minister Gil also rejected the recent accusations of the Donald Trump government regarding President Nicolás Maduro belongs to a drug cartel.
“It is totally false that the Venezuelan State or its leaders even have a minimum relationship with drug trafficking,” he said.
“A story has been built within the US by the staff that surrounds Trump, trying to link to drug trafficking and that worries us, as Latin American, that it is a story that tries to impose itself,” added the minister.
Faced with these accusations, he said that Venezuela is not only willing to cooperate, but that “more than 25,000 troops are deployed at the border with Colombia, in coordination with the Colombian State, fighting drug trafficking.”
The Venezuelan Chancellor opted for a peaceful and dialogue for peace.
