The President of the Republic, Nicolás Maduro, reaffirmed this Monday the sustained success of the deployment of the national defensive system, highlighting that it is in its most advanced and powerful state to date. “Always prepared to preserve national sovereignty, the integrity of the country, independence and win peace. That is the slogan,” said the president.
The statements were given during the inauguration of the Room for Self-Government and Presentation of Community Projects in the Commune 8 Raíces, in La Pastora, as part of the celebration of the 13th anniversary of the Rudder Strike.
In this framework, the delivery of more than 20 thousand works on a national scale was announced, in the context of the day called “Obratón”.
Maduro stressed that the territorial defensive system has been refined with intelligence, wisdom and courage, under two fundamental slogans: active and prolonged popular resistance and permanent offensive to win peace.
He recalled the recent activation of the Comprehensive Defense Zones (ZODI) in the states of Miranda, Zulia, Apure, Táchira, Mérida, Lara, Guárico, Anzoátegui, Bolívar, Monagas and Caracas, consolidating national coverage from North to South.
The president highlighted that this strategy has made it possible to achieve an optimal state of preparation throughout the country, with exemplary coordination between military, popular and police forces.
«Let’s continue winning peace. In this world that we have, no one respects the cowards and faint-hearted. Here we respect the people who give themselves respect, the brave,” said Maduro, reiterating the Bolivarian Government’s commitment to the active defense of peace and sovereignty.
He assured that Venezuela cannot lose its freedoms “and they come to treat us like they treat migrants in the United States with kicks and bullets.”
The national leader stressed that anyone who calls on foreign empires to bomb and bring war to Venezuela is not a patriot, but rather a sellout.
