Venezuela’s President: We will not abandon Palestine
Caracas (QNN)- Venezuela’s President, Nicolas Maduro, has expressed strong solidarity with the Palestinian cause, saying “no one in the world dares to ask Caracas to abandon Palestine. ”
In an exclusive interview with Al Mayadeen, which was broadcast on his country’s state television, Maduro stressed that no one in the world dares to ask Caracas to abandon Palestine.
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— Al Mayadeen English (@MayadeenEnglish) December 27, 2021
“We cannot accept such demands. It is a sin to simply think about abandoning Palestine or leaving it by itself.”
“Palestine is humanity’s holy land, and we have the Palestinian land in such high regard. We hear the name ‘Palestine’ loud and high,” Maduro affirmed, condemning the Israeli occupation’s crimes against Palestinians, saying “Israel” would pay for them one day.”
The Venezuelan leader sent a message to the Palestinian people, in which he affirmed Venezuela’s, the Venezuelan people’s, and the leader Hugo Chavez’s Bolivarian revolution’s support for Palestine.
He also reiterated his neverending total support of Palestine as Venezuela loves Palestine, all its people, and all its factions.
“We wish Palestine well, and we have cooperation agreements with it – agreements that are going very well. We would like to give more for Palestine,” President Maduro said, calling on the peoples of the world, all of its leaders, all Arabs, and all Islamic leaders not to leave Palestine alone.
He voiced additional support for Palestine, saying it deserved unwavering and fearless support from all world leaders, saying “Palestine is crying out for help; Palestine is asking for your support, crimes are committed against it every day, and its youth are killed every day.”
Commenting on the latest events in Palestine, namely the Israeli crimes, violations, and abuses, Maduro said the occupation’s crimes were indescribable, and are unmatched in this world, reaffirming his support for the Palestinian people, concluding by dedicating “a big kiss to the heart of Palestine.”
Under the presidencies of Hugo Chavez (1999-2013) and now Nicolas Maduro (2013-present), Venezuela has strongly expressed solidarity with the Palestinians.
Venezuela was the first country in Latin America to recognise the State of Palestine on the 1967 nominal borders.
In 2009, Venezuela and the Palestinian Authority established diplomatic relations and announced the opening of a Palestinian embassy in Caracas.
They have also established and economic ties, including oil deals, emergency aid and scholarships for Palestinian medical students. Venezuela was the first country to grant free travel and movement to the Palestinians without a prior visa, and grants residence rights to Palestinians.
