00:00Dr. Anthony Gonzalez says Venezuela should have met with Trinidad and Tobago's government
00:06to express its concerns and seek a diplomatic solution.
00:11He believes the real issue is Venezuela's fear that this country could be used as a base to undermine their government.
00:19I'm even wondering to what extent the Venezuelans may have raised this,
00:23not because they have found any terrorists coming from here, but rather because they are concerned, as I said,
00:32with subversion coming from Trinidad and Tobago.
00:35And they're sort of testing the waters.
00:37They're trying to find out from us, well, what is your reaction to something like this?
00:41Remember that Venezuela is at a very crucial stage right now.
00:46The Americans are coming down very, very hard on them.
00:48They're imposing very tight sanctions.
00:50He tells us peaceful and diplomatic relations must be maintained between our two countries.
00:58We have to give Venezuela the assurance that our territory would not be used.
01:03We are not a proxy of any foreign power and that we would like to have good relations with them,
01:08as we have had over the years.
01:10He calls Monday's meeting between the Foreign Affairs Minister and the Venezuelan Embassy
01:16as a step in the right direction.
01:17But while he supports a deeper investigation, he insists the burden of proof lies with Venezuela.
01:25An investigation that must take place.
01:28I think both on our side as well as their side.
01:31Okay?
01:32And as I said, it's more incumbent on them, because they're the ones who claim they have arrested people.
01:38It's more incumbent on them to provide that information.
01:42You know, who these people are, what they did, exactly where they come from, and so forth.
01:47We talk about Colombians and so forth.
01:49We would want to know that Colombians come in, where they came from.
01:54Dr. Gonzalez says both sides have work to do.
01:58He recommends that Trinidad and Tobago and Venezuela find a solution together,
02:04through dialogue, not conflict.
02:06He believes a collective approach is the only way forward.
02:10Nicole M. Romani, TV6 News.
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