Re: Venezuela
Posted: Wed Jul 26, 2023 2:15 pm
Venezuela’s Parliament: Europe’s Alleged Investment in Latin America Should be Viewed With Caution
JULY 26, 2023
Opening session of the EU–CELAC summit. Photo: European Union.
Following the European Union’s announcement that it had approved an alleged investment of €45 billion in Latin America and the Caribbean, members of Venezuela’s National Assembly (AN) expressed their reservations as to the real objective pursued by the European bloc since, among other hypotheses, it was suggested that this would lead to the indebtedness of Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) countries with fewer resources and “tie them up” in the classic style of the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Another theory suggests that the investment will increase the degree of economic influence in the region and, in turn, curb the influence of nations such as Russia, China, and Turkey, traditionally not aligned with the interests of the United States and its Western satellites.
In this context, the deputy of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV), Roy Daza, who is a member of the Foreign Policy Commission of the Parliament, stated that the alliance with the European Union is unreliable, since the EU has traditionally been subordinated to the interests of the United States. “The best proof of this is [the EU] having supported the criminal sanctions applied not only to Venezuela, but also to countries of the region such as Cuba and Nicaragua,” noted Daza.
However, after the role played by Venezuela in the recently concluded third CELAC–EU summit, held in Brussels, Daza pointed out the need to reach agreements “in order to solve the problem of inflation and the problem of the breakdown of the international financial system,” a key element for the economic development of Latin America and the Caribbean.
He added that the war agenda that radical right-wing sectors tried to impose in Brussels failed and, therefore, from now on, conditions can be created to reach agreements between the two alliances.
EU means interference
For her part, the Patria Para Todos deputy Ilenia Medina, who is also a member of Venezuela’s Parliament, stated that this announced investment contribution must be viewed with caution and, in this context, she said that “the EU has a long history of interference and colonization policies.”
Medina was categorical in expressing that “Venezuela does not need their financing; what Venezuela needs is for them to return our money, which is illegally frozen, some of it in the form of gold sequestered in the United Kingdom” (in the Bank of England).
The parliamentarian stated that Europe “has never believed in North–South dialogue, Europe has never fulfilled its commitments.”
She added that European history “is the history of constant aggression and constant war among them, but that, after a time, they united to attack the countries of the South together.”
She pointed, as an example, the role of NATO, which has been an element used by the United States to use Europe as one of its tools to defend US interests at the military level and “to consolidate its status as ‘policemen of the world’ and also to develop weapons of mass destruction. We have all seen what is happening in Ukraine, where they have not the slightest interest in achieving peace.”
Finally, she said that at least the investment announcement “opens the floodgates and creates expectations.”
€45 million
The president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, announced on Monday that the continental coalition will invest €45 billion in Latin America and the Caribbean.
“We are not only interested in investing in the extraction of raw materials,” said Von der Leyen. The EU also wants to partner with nations in Latin America and the Caribbean. The comments were made at the opening of a round table with political and business leaders before the start of the CELAC–EU summit. She highlighted the potential of Latin America and the Caribbean in the growing wind and solar clean energy sector and proposed that “the natural next step is to transform that clean energy into clean hydrogen.” She added that Europe “aspires to be the partner of choice for Latin America and the Caribbean.”
Many in Latin America an the Caribbean are reluctant to believe in promises coming from Europe, as the EU has demonstrated a long history of empty promises and a lack of real commitment in supporting the true development of the Latin American and Caribbean region.
https://orinocotribune.com/venezuelas-p ... h-caution/
Venezuela: Citizens March in Support of Chavismo
JULY 24, 2023
Chavista supporters rally in the Venezuelan city of Guatire in Miranda state. Photo: Twitter/@HectoRodriguez.
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has highlighted the mobilizations of the Venezuelan people as they took to the streets this past Saturday in support of the social, political, and economic initiatives of the government.
“Impressive are the mobilizations that we have seen in the communities of the country; why such passion and joy? Simple, the people are aware that peace, stability, and the right to the future of the children and the youth must be defended,” wrote Maduro on Twitter.
The president also posted a series of photographs of the marches located throughout different parts of the country as a gesture of gratitude.
During the event organized by the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV), strong condemnation was voiced against the sanctions imposed on the country, which has faced severe Western embargoes.Despite these challenges, Venezuela has remarkably bolstered its economy in recent years and thwarted the efforts of adversaries seeking to sow discontent among the population.
Chavismo prepares for 2024 presidential elections
The people “are warming up their engines to carry on their shoulders the national renaissance,” the president also said, then adding: “Let’s continue together on the path of dignity, social equality, and happiness… Let no one stop the joy and the patriotic passion that has flowed throughout the country!”
As Venezuela gears up for the 2024 presidential election, the Parliament has taken the initiative to establish a committee responsible for the selection of candidates aspiring to join the new National Electoral Council. The Council’s pivotal role will be to organize and oversee the forthcoming elections.
Venezuela’s presidential primary elections are scheduled for October 22.
Thirteen contenders are vying for the coalition candidacy to challenge Chavismo this October in the upcoming 2024 presidential elections.
https://orinocotribune.com/venezuela-ci ... -chavismo/
Venezuela’s Dissident Communist Leader: ‘PCV’s Óscar Figuera Moved to the Right’
JULY 25, 2023
Communist Party of Venezuela (PCV) dissident marching at a recent PSUV demonstration in support of Chavismo. Photo: Cristian Hernandez/Cronica Uno.
Henry Parra explained that the current secretary of the PCV is holding the party hostage.
The Communist Party of Venezuela’s (PCV) former leader and the current leader of dissident communist groups, Henry Parra, said that National Secretary of the PCV Óscar Figuera “went over to the side” of the right wing after breaking ties with the Great Patriotic Pole (GPP), whose parties support the Bolivarian Revolution.
“Óscar Figuera has already gone to the other side. I have seen how he has led the PCV in the last years, I have been dissatisfied, and he knows that this is so,” said Parra when interviewed in the television show A Pulso, broadcasted by Venezolana de Televisión (VTV).
The PCV dissident from Táchira state denounced that far-right opposition figures in Venezuela, such as Dinorah Figuera, María Corina Machado and Henrique Capriles, have expressed their solidarity with Óscar Figuera and the PCV board. In Parra’s opinion, this suggests that something is happening internally in that party.
“At this moment, there is only one Communist Party of Venezuela, and we want it to continue being only one. What happens is that there are two ways of thinking about what should be the policy of the PCV,” Parra stated.
Cerco a partidos
Este martes #11Jul conversamos con Oscar Figuera (@OscarFigueraPCV), Secretario General del Partido Comunista @PCV_Venezuela.
Sobre la persecución a dirigentes políticos y líderes sindicales en Venezuela.
Nuevo #SonDerechos
8PM https://t.co/POH6kNVmaG pic.twitter.com/caYeQegUKn
— PROVEA (@_Provea) July 11, 2023
Parra added that the intervention or illegalization of the Communist Party of Venezuela is not on the table. He recalled that on July 10, PCV dissidents went to the Supreme Court of Justice to request the designation of a new board to lead the communist party. This happened after the PCV broke with Maduro’s government, calling him a neoliberal politician.
The PCV has become close to right-wing political organizations and imperialists in recent years. In 2021, it held meetings with the European Union electoral observation delegation, and recently, PCV’s Óscar Figuera met with the USAID-funded anti-Chavista NGO PROVEA.
https://orinocotribune.com/venezuelas-d ... the-right/
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"PEACE FORCES" IN VENEZUELA: THE UNFULFILLED WISH OF MARÍA CORINA MACHADO
Jul 25, 2023 , 11:48 a.m.
In the opinion of María Corina Machado, it does not matter that crimes can be committed in Venezuela by the blue helmets, if this guarantees that power in the country returns to the hands of the elites (Photo: Reuters )
Over the years, the United Nations (UN) peacekeeping missions have accumulated many cases of irregular situations that negatively affected the countries in which they carry out their operations. Therefore, before taking them as a reliable tool to resolve a conflict, a critical eye should be placed on the results and consequences that result from their intervention.
María Corina Machado does not agree with that, which is not surprising, since it takes us to other chapters of her political life in which she has advocated for foreign military intervention in Venezuela through mechanisms such as the responsibility to protect (R2P) . and the Inter-American Treaty of Reciprocal Assistance (TIAR) .
In June 2020, the opposition leader called for a Peace and Stabilization Operation (OPE) in Venezuela as a way of supporting the Guaidó cycle, instead of seeking an electoral solution, which she now claims to support. According to Machado, this operation should be made up of different allies with a willingness and regional legitimacy within the framework of the TIAR and different inter-American mechanisms, making a specific call for "support from the West."
A UN operation should be multilateral and have international consensus to respect national sovereignty. The exclusive call to certain foreign powers to intervene in Venezuela already demonstrates that the objective of María Corina Machado is not to help resolve the crisis peacefully, although just knowing that it is her is enough to question that the request is for the good of the Venezuelan population.
Despite the fact that political dialogue, elections and the lifting of sanctions are the current issues on the Venezuelan agenda at the impulse of the government of President Nicolás Maduro , María Corina always looks for an opportunity to show distrust in the mechanisms and interlocutors of the negotiations and in the Venezuelan electoral institutions.
It is important to remember what the pre-candidate for the presidency asked three years ago to understand her wishes for the future of the country.
THE QUESTIONED PERFORMANCE OF THE UN BLUE HELMETS
Cases of rape and sexual abuse of minors, the spread of deadly diseases and a failure to prevent the killing of civilians are part of an incomplete list of accusations leveled against UN peacekeepers each year.
According to the website of the multilateral organization, since 1988, 57 peacekeeping operations have been carried out in countries in conflict. About his activities, review:
"Today, peacekeepers perform a wide variety of complex tasks, from helping to establish sustainable governance institutions to monitoring the human rights situation, assisting in security sector reform or assisting in the process of disarmament, demobilization and reintegration of ex-combatants".
A Brazilian MINUTAH soldier carries a child in the Haitian capital, 2007 (Photo: UN)
The peacekeeping forces are protected by the United Nations Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of 1946, according to which all the employees of the organization, including the blue helmets, are protected from any persecution and are subject only to the authorities of the State of which they are citizens. This created a legal vacuum that allowed impunity for those who committed sexual crimes.
Scandals such as that of 2007-2008 , where members of the Sri Lankan peacekeeping battalion sexually exploited children and adolescents, and the case of Canada , where police officers were accused of committing sexual crimes while they were part of the peace mission, but they were not tried in their country, they are just some examples. A 2017 study revealed that 2,000 women and girls were forced to have sex with peacekeepers, often receiving a few dollars or food in exchange.
In 2010, a cholera epidemic struck Haiti, killing nearly 10,000 people and sickening more than 800,000. In December 2016, the UN Secretary-General admitted the agency's responsibility for the spread of the disease, as a Nepali peacekeeping battalion arrived in the country just before the outbreak broke out.
Doctors from the UN mission did not take preventive measures with the arrival of the Nepalese battalion, and waste from the military base, including feces and urine, was dumped into wells near the Artibonite River, which is used by more than a million and means of Haitians to drink and cook.
WHAT MARÍA CORINA DREAMS FOR VENEZUELA
Had María Corina Machado achieved her goal of bringing peacekeeping forces to Venezuela, the country would have faced a series of dire situations.
Based on the criminal history examined, the presence of peacekeeping forces in Venezuela could have generated scenarios of murder, rape and sexual abuse of women and minors, the spread of deadly diseases and corruption problems.
It is possible that María Corina Machado is interested in certain countries and forces intervening in Venezuela through these missions, since this could open up the possibility of exercising repression and control to impose what she has not been able to achieve through political and electoral means.
Considering this background, this also morally disqualifies María Corina Machado from presenting herself as a presidential option. By backing a measure that has proven to have serious negative consequences elsewhere, Machado loses credibility, as her proposals put Venezuela's security and stability at risk.
https://misionverdad.com/venezuela/fuer ... na-machado
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JULY 26, 2023
Opening session of the EU–CELAC summit. Photo: European Union.
Following the European Union’s announcement that it had approved an alleged investment of €45 billion in Latin America and the Caribbean, members of Venezuela’s National Assembly (AN) expressed their reservations as to the real objective pursued by the European bloc since, among other hypotheses, it was suggested that this would lead to the indebtedness of Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) countries with fewer resources and “tie them up” in the classic style of the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Another theory suggests that the investment will increase the degree of economic influence in the region and, in turn, curb the influence of nations such as Russia, China, and Turkey, traditionally not aligned with the interests of the United States and its Western satellites.
In this context, the deputy of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV), Roy Daza, who is a member of the Foreign Policy Commission of the Parliament, stated that the alliance with the European Union is unreliable, since the EU has traditionally been subordinated to the interests of the United States. “The best proof of this is [the EU] having supported the criminal sanctions applied not only to Venezuela, but also to countries of the region such as Cuba and Nicaragua,” noted Daza.
However, after the role played by Venezuela in the recently concluded third CELAC–EU summit, held in Brussels, Daza pointed out the need to reach agreements “in order to solve the problem of inflation and the problem of the breakdown of the international financial system,” a key element for the economic development of Latin America and the Caribbean.
He added that the war agenda that radical right-wing sectors tried to impose in Brussels failed and, therefore, from now on, conditions can be created to reach agreements between the two alliances.
EU means interference
For her part, the Patria Para Todos deputy Ilenia Medina, who is also a member of Venezuela’s Parliament, stated that this announced investment contribution must be viewed with caution and, in this context, she said that “the EU has a long history of interference and colonization policies.”
Medina was categorical in expressing that “Venezuela does not need their financing; what Venezuela needs is for them to return our money, which is illegally frozen, some of it in the form of gold sequestered in the United Kingdom” (in the Bank of England).
The parliamentarian stated that Europe “has never believed in North–South dialogue, Europe has never fulfilled its commitments.”
She added that European history “is the history of constant aggression and constant war among them, but that, after a time, they united to attack the countries of the South together.”
She pointed, as an example, the role of NATO, which has been an element used by the United States to use Europe as one of its tools to defend US interests at the military level and “to consolidate its status as ‘policemen of the world’ and also to develop weapons of mass destruction. We have all seen what is happening in Ukraine, where they have not the slightest interest in achieving peace.”
Finally, she said that at least the investment announcement “opens the floodgates and creates expectations.”
€45 million
The president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, announced on Monday that the continental coalition will invest €45 billion in Latin America and the Caribbean.
“We are not only interested in investing in the extraction of raw materials,” said Von der Leyen. The EU also wants to partner with nations in Latin America and the Caribbean. The comments were made at the opening of a round table with political and business leaders before the start of the CELAC–EU summit. She highlighted the potential of Latin America and the Caribbean in the growing wind and solar clean energy sector and proposed that “the natural next step is to transform that clean energy into clean hydrogen.” She added that Europe “aspires to be the partner of choice for Latin America and the Caribbean.”
Many in Latin America an the Caribbean are reluctant to believe in promises coming from Europe, as the EU has demonstrated a long history of empty promises and a lack of real commitment in supporting the true development of the Latin American and Caribbean region.
https://orinocotribune.com/venezuelas-p ... h-caution/
Venezuela: Citizens March in Support of Chavismo
JULY 24, 2023
Chavista supporters rally in the Venezuelan city of Guatire in Miranda state. Photo: Twitter/@HectoRodriguez.
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has highlighted the mobilizations of the Venezuelan people as they took to the streets this past Saturday in support of the social, political, and economic initiatives of the government.
“Impressive are the mobilizations that we have seen in the communities of the country; why such passion and joy? Simple, the people are aware that peace, stability, and the right to the future of the children and the youth must be defended,” wrote Maduro on Twitter.
The president also posted a series of photographs of the marches located throughout different parts of the country as a gesture of gratitude.
During the event organized by the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV), strong condemnation was voiced against the sanctions imposed on the country, which has faced severe Western embargoes.Despite these challenges, Venezuela has remarkably bolstered its economy in recent years and thwarted the efforts of adversaries seeking to sow discontent among the population.
Chavismo prepares for 2024 presidential elections
The people “are warming up their engines to carry on their shoulders the national renaissance,” the president also said, then adding: “Let’s continue together on the path of dignity, social equality, and happiness… Let no one stop the joy and the patriotic passion that has flowed throughout the country!”
As Venezuela gears up for the 2024 presidential election, the Parliament has taken the initiative to establish a committee responsible for the selection of candidates aspiring to join the new National Electoral Council. The Council’s pivotal role will be to organize and oversee the forthcoming elections.
Venezuela’s presidential primary elections are scheduled for October 22.
Thirteen contenders are vying for the coalition candidacy to challenge Chavismo this October in the upcoming 2024 presidential elections.
https://orinocotribune.com/venezuela-ci ... -chavismo/
Venezuela’s Dissident Communist Leader: ‘PCV’s Óscar Figuera Moved to the Right’
JULY 25, 2023
Communist Party of Venezuela (PCV) dissident marching at a recent PSUV demonstration in support of Chavismo. Photo: Cristian Hernandez/Cronica Uno.
Henry Parra explained that the current secretary of the PCV is holding the party hostage.
The Communist Party of Venezuela’s (PCV) former leader and the current leader of dissident communist groups, Henry Parra, said that National Secretary of the PCV Óscar Figuera “went over to the side” of the right wing after breaking ties with the Great Patriotic Pole (GPP), whose parties support the Bolivarian Revolution.
“Óscar Figuera has already gone to the other side. I have seen how he has led the PCV in the last years, I have been dissatisfied, and he knows that this is so,” said Parra when interviewed in the television show A Pulso, broadcasted by Venezolana de Televisión (VTV).
The PCV dissident from Táchira state denounced that far-right opposition figures in Venezuela, such as Dinorah Figuera, María Corina Machado and Henrique Capriles, have expressed their solidarity with Óscar Figuera and the PCV board. In Parra’s opinion, this suggests that something is happening internally in that party.
“At this moment, there is only one Communist Party of Venezuela, and we want it to continue being only one. What happens is that there are two ways of thinking about what should be the policy of the PCV,” Parra stated.
Cerco a partidos
Este martes #11Jul conversamos con Oscar Figuera (@OscarFigueraPCV), Secretario General del Partido Comunista @PCV_Venezuela.
Sobre la persecución a dirigentes políticos y líderes sindicales en Venezuela.
Nuevo #SonDerechos
8PM https://t.co/POH6kNVmaG pic.twitter.com/caYeQegUKn
— PROVEA (@_Provea) July 11, 2023
Parra added that the intervention or illegalization of the Communist Party of Venezuela is not on the table. He recalled that on July 10, PCV dissidents went to the Supreme Court of Justice to request the designation of a new board to lead the communist party. This happened after the PCV broke with Maduro’s government, calling him a neoliberal politician.
The PCV has become close to right-wing political organizations and imperialists in recent years. In 2021, it held meetings with the European Union electoral observation delegation, and recently, PCV’s Óscar Figuera met with the USAID-funded anti-Chavista NGO PROVEA.
https://orinocotribune.com/venezuelas-d ... the-right/
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"PEACE FORCES" IN VENEZUELA: THE UNFULFILLED WISH OF MARÍA CORINA MACHADO
Jul 25, 2023 , 11:48 a.m.
In the opinion of María Corina Machado, it does not matter that crimes can be committed in Venezuela by the blue helmets, if this guarantees that power in the country returns to the hands of the elites (Photo: Reuters )
Over the years, the United Nations (UN) peacekeeping missions have accumulated many cases of irregular situations that negatively affected the countries in which they carry out their operations. Therefore, before taking them as a reliable tool to resolve a conflict, a critical eye should be placed on the results and consequences that result from their intervention.
María Corina Machado does not agree with that, which is not surprising, since it takes us to other chapters of her political life in which she has advocated for foreign military intervention in Venezuela through mechanisms such as the responsibility to protect (R2P) . and the Inter-American Treaty of Reciprocal Assistance (TIAR) .
In June 2020, the opposition leader called for a Peace and Stabilization Operation (OPE) in Venezuela as a way of supporting the Guaidó cycle, instead of seeking an electoral solution, which she now claims to support. According to Machado, this operation should be made up of different allies with a willingness and regional legitimacy within the framework of the TIAR and different inter-American mechanisms, making a specific call for "support from the West."
A UN operation should be multilateral and have international consensus to respect national sovereignty. The exclusive call to certain foreign powers to intervene in Venezuela already demonstrates that the objective of María Corina Machado is not to help resolve the crisis peacefully, although just knowing that it is her is enough to question that the request is for the good of the Venezuelan population.
Despite the fact that political dialogue, elections and the lifting of sanctions are the current issues on the Venezuelan agenda at the impulse of the government of President Nicolás Maduro , María Corina always looks for an opportunity to show distrust in the mechanisms and interlocutors of the negotiations and in the Venezuelan electoral institutions.
It is important to remember what the pre-candidate for the presidency asked three years ago to understand her wishes for the future of the country.
THE QUESTIONED PERFORMANCE OF THE UN BLUE HELMETS
Cases of rape and sexual abuse of minors, the spread of deadly diseases and a failure to prevent the killing of civilians are part of an incomplete list of accusations leveled against UN peacekeepers each year.
According to the website of the multilateral organization, since 1988, 57 peacekeeping operations have been carried out in countries in conflict. About his activities, review:
"Today, peacekeepers perform a wide variety of complex tasks, from helping to establish sustainable governance institutions to monitoring the human rights situation, assisting in security sector reform or assisting in the process of disarmament, demobilization and reintegration of ex-combatants".
A Brazilian MINUTAH soldier carries a child in the Haitian capital, 2007 (Photo: UN)
The peacekeeping forces are protected by the United Nations Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of 1946, according to which all the employees of the organization, including the blue helmets, are protected from any persecution and are subject only to the authorities of the State of which they are citizens. This created a legal vacuum that allowed impunity for those who committed sexual crimes.
Scandals such as that of 2007-2008 , where members of the Sri Lankan peacekeeping battalion sexually exploited children and adolescents, and the case of Canada , where police officers were accused of committing sexual crimes while they were part of the peace mission, but they were not tried in their country, they are just some examples. A 2017 study revealed that 2,000 women and girls were forced to have sex with peacekeepers, often receiving a few dollars or food in exchange.
In 2010, a cholera epidemic struck Haiti, killing nearly 10,000 people and sickening more than 800,000. In December 2016, the UN Secretary-General admitted the agency's responsibility for the spread of the disease, as a Nepali peacekeeping battalion arrived in the country just before the outbreak broke out.
Doctors from the UN mission did not take preventive measures with the arrival of the Nepalese battalion, and waste from the military base, including feces and urine, was dumped into wells near the Artibonite River, which is used by more than a million and means of Haitians to drink and cook.
WHAT MARÍA CORINA DREAMS FOR VENEZUELA
Had María Corina Machado achieved her goal of bringing peacekeeping forces to Venezuela, the country would have faced a series of dire situations.
Based on the criminal history examined, the presence of peacekeeping forces in Venezuela could have generated scenarios of murder, rape and sexual abuse of women and minors, the spread of deadly diseases and corruption problems.
It is possible that María Corina Machado is interested in certain countries and forces intervening in Venezuela through these missions, since this could open up the possibility of exercising repression and control to impose what she has not been able to achieve through political and electoral means.
Considering this background, this also morally disqualifies María Corina Machado from presenting herself as a presidential option. By backing a measure that has proven to have serious negative consequences elsewhere, Machado loses credibility, as her proposals put Venezuela's security and stability at risk.
https://misionverdad.com/venezuela/fuer ... na-machado
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