The president in charge of the Republic, Delcy Rodríguez, stated this Tuesday that “there are no external agents that govern Venezuela,” when leading the meeting of activation of the Agri-Food General Staff in Caracas.
Rodríguez paid tribute to the martyrs who offered their lives in defense of the nation and denounced the kidnapping of President Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores, describing it as an “absolutely illegal, violative and breaching of international legality.”
In his statements, he recalled that Maduro appeared before a court as “prisoner of war” and stressed that both he and the first lady were victims of the violation of their immunity as head of state, which constitutes an unprecedented aggression in the history of Venezuela and South America.
On the other hand, Rodríguez sent a message to those who threaten her. “Those who threaten me, I tell them that my destiny, the only one who decides it is God,” he stated.
Let us remember that the US president, Donald Trump, threatened Delcy Rodríguez in recent days that, if she did not “align with his administration, she would do worse than Maduro.”
Resistance and popular mobilization
Rodríguez highlighted that despite the aggression suffered, the Venezuelan people remain active in the streets. “Right at this moment, the women of Venezuela are marching for the peace of our country, marching asking for the freedom of our hero, President Maduro, and the first combatant,” she expressed.
The president in charge emphasized that Venezuela is a people that does not surrender or surrender, and that the constitutional Government continues to govern alongside the consolidated popular power. “The Government of Venezuela rules our country. No one else,” he lashed out.
Agri-food economic balance
In the context of the meeting, Rodríguez presented a positive balance of the agri-food sector corresponding to the end of 2025. He noted that the area registered a growth of 8.12%, while the vegetable sector reached 10.37%, the agricultural sector 9% and the meat sector a 10.21% contribution to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
The president in charge assured that these results are encouraging for the beginning of 2026 and reflect the country’s capacity for resistance and production, even in the midst of political tensions and external aggressions.
In this sense, he reported that urban production will reach around 200 thousand hectares in 2026 for the harvest of different items that allow foreign currency savings, through the collection of different items that benefit the people.
He reiterated that ECLAC sponsors the economic growth of Venezuela, which represents the Bolivarian Government’s commitment to work towards the development of the nation.
