Venezuela: Govt. Denounces Guyana’s actions

The government of Venezuela rejected on Tuesday through a communiqué, a false flag operation carried out by the government of Guyana.

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00:00On the government of Venezuela rejected on Tuesday through a communiqué a false flag

00:04operation carried out by the government of Guyana. The official statement starts by reinforcing that

00:11the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela categorically rejects the vile montage promoted by the

00:16government of Guyana, which through its foreign minister, Hugh Hilton Todd, intends to spread a

00:22hostile and malicious false narrative about an alleged attack against Guyanese troops.

00:28This is a false flag operation and fake news designed to manipulate public opinion

00:33and divert attention from the violations of international law that Guyana is committing

00:39in the Guyanese Akiva. The communiqué follows by unveiling Venezuela is investigating the facts

00:45and the first elements gathered point to the fact that elements linked to illegal mining,

00:51which operate in the Guyanese Akiva under the protection of the Guyanese army and police,

00:56were attacked and injured. These citizens are currently receiving medical attention in

01:01Venezuelan territory. We denounce that the government of Guyana, in its eagerness to cover

01:07up its illegal actions in the disputed territory, results to disinformation and warmongering

01:14propaganda to justify its increasing militarization supported by the United States Southern Command,

01:20which constitutes a threat to regional peace. The official communication also states

01:24Venezuela demands that the foreign ministry of Guyana cease his aggressions and lies,

01:30and that instead of fomenting confrontation, he complies with his obligations under the Geneva

01:36Agreement of 1966, which establishes dated negotiation between the parties as the only

01:42way to resolve the territorial dispute. In its closing remarks, the communiqué reads,

01:48the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela reaffirms its firm commitment to peace and to the restitution

01:54of its sovereign rights over Guyana's Akiva, in straight adherence to international law

01:59and historical truth.