The government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela regretted, through a statement, the sensitive death of former president of the United States of America, Jimmy Carterwho in life was a great fighter for human rights, defender of democratic values ​​and respectful friend of Venezuela.
In the text, released by Foreign Minister Yván Gil, condolences are expressed to his family and friends, while exalting the figure of Carter as a man committed “to peace and dialogue, as he demonstrated through his ties of friendship with presidents Hugo Chávez and Nicolás Maduro.”
He highlights “his vision and commitment to democracy in sensitive moments for Venezuela,” which contributed to “dismantling destabilizing attempts and the intolerance of the extreme right and the coup,” for which the country “will remember him with gratitude.”
The text ends by honoring the memory of the American politician, indicating that his legacy should “serve as a reminder that the values ​​of peace, democracy, self-determination of peoples and justice must always prevail.”
