The Minister for Defense, Vladimir Padrino López, expressed that the Bolivarian National Armed Forces (Fanb) accompanies the acting president Delcy Rodríguez, who assumed the reins of the country after the kidnapping of President Nicolás Maduro and the first lady Cilia Flores.
«From Fanb we will accompany Dr. Delcy, as president in charge of the Republic, in the difficult task that the geopolitical turbulences and the homeland demand. “Count on us!”, remarked the sectoral vice president of Defense and Sovereignty through a publication on his Telegram channel.
In that sense, Padrino López stated that the country will continue its unstoppable march towards economic prosperity, having peace as a means and an end, “preserving the sacred good of independence.”
The swearing-in of Delcy Rodríguez comes after the armed incursion carried out by US forces on January 3, and led to the kidnapping of the presidential couple, who were taken to New York to be put on trial on charges, of which both declared themselves completely innocent.
Despite the attacks, Maduro has remained firm in reiterating that he is the president of Venezuela, a fact prisoner of war by the United States.
