Venezuela's National Assembly is debating a new "Integral Defense of the Nation" law that formalizes the military-civilian union under the Independence 200 defense plan. During the session, Assembly President Jorge Rodríguez read a statement from Russia's State Duma condemning U.S. military deployment in the Caribbean and expressing solidarity with Venezuela. The legislation establishes defense committees across all sectors and confirms the president's authority as commander-in-chief over all defense organs. The move comes amid escalating tensions with the United States, which Venezuela accuses of using anti-drug operations as pretext for regime change and resource exploitation.
00:00Hello, join us as we go live to Venezuela to the ordinary session of the National Assembly.
00:13Let's listen. Also friend from Venezuela, I'm the president of the Duma, Russian Federation,
00:25and I'm the president of Vladislav.
00:55The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and in a world as well in which the tendencies of the
01:13Bolivarian armed forces against SHEPs and against the international norms, this is also in a
01:26clear violation of the United Nations Charters and a terrible file that has been installed
01:33in the Caribbean Sea by the action, lethal action.
01:38The soldiers from the U.S. Army against SHEPs violating the laws, international laws, and
01:51the Human Rights Declaration and the United Nations Charter.
01:56We denounce that the Venezuelan people have received since more than ten years a version
02:03of all kinds, economical, political ones, conspirations, and now threats and aggression from military
02:15on the side of the North American Empire.
02:19Because the only intention that they have seeing this, the stupid, the arguments they are using,
02:35fake reasons as they are used to do, that's nothing new, to attack Venezuela.
02:42The only real intention, as we said to Bolivarian, was to promote a change of regime in Venezuela,
02:52just to steal, they say that in an open way, to steal the resources.
02:59And their theme is the oil, it is our strange lands, the gold, precious minerals.
03:12It is that the Venezuelan people is a courageous people, independent people, never is going to
03:18bend against any kind of oppression.
03:22Well, yesterday, the State Duma from the Russian Federation sent the following, communicate,
03:35and you are going to know it, for you and the Venezuelan people, with my real appreciation,
03:41from me and from the Venezuelan people to the Russian people, and to the Duma,
03:51and the expression of the Vyacheslav voting.
03:55The declaration of the State Duma to members of the United Nations, according,
04:09due to the escalate in front of Venezuela.
04:13The Duma is leading to the United Nations, and to the international community.
04:23It is calling to condemn, and urgently condemn, the deployment, military deployment of USA in the south part of the Caribbean Sea, close to the territorial world of Venezuela, under the pretext to fight against the drug cartel.
04:42These aggressive actions, against a sovereign state, violate the principles and norms, universally recognized of the international right, which are written in the United Nations chart, in the ADA article of the United Nations Convention, according to the right of the sea.
05:05And there is a dangerous thing just in the Caribbean zone.
05:12The liberties of the State Duma express their support and solidarity to Venezuela in their defense of the national sovereignty, and they state the importance of their development of this country.
05:28The State Duma calls the United States to stop and provoke a serious situation just taking us,
05:35Narco traffic and this kind of operation, and to accomplish the obligation of the international rights.
05:42The international community condemn immediately, and unconditionally, and unconditionally, the threats and the use of force and its applications against Venezuela.
05:49And to advocate for the America for the America, to keep the American and the Caribbean and the Caribbean and the Caribbean and the Caribbean and the Caribbean,
05:56accomplish the obligation of the international rights.
06:01The international community condemned immediately
06:05and unconditionally the threats and the use of force
06:10and its applications against Venezuela and to advocate
06:15to keep Latin America and the Caribbean
06:18as a peace zone, stability and cooperation.
06:22End of the communication of the State Duma from Russia.
06:26From the Russian Federation.
06:29And from here, from the National Federation Assembly,
06:34we express our thanks and solidarity to all the Russian people,
06:41to the State Duma and to the President Vladimir Putin.
06:46And in this complex moment, the difficult moments,
06:49it is when friends are seen.
06:53Russia is a real friend of the Venezuelan people.
07:00We were live to Venezuela to the ordinal session of the National Assembly,
07:14where deputies were discussing the bill of the command for the integral defense of the nation.
07:19And in this context, the President of the National Assembly,
07:22Jorge Rodriguez, thanked the Russian Duma for its stance
07:25against the U.S. military deployment in Caribbean waters.
07:28In this context, Venezuela is denouncing decades of conspiracy policies
07:32now disguised as an alleged war on drugs that have had, as the sole purpose,
07:37the promotion of a regime change in the country and sea of Venezuela's natural resources.
07:42This is all for the moment.
07:43Stay tuned with Telesur English for more.
07:45And also, let's keep on topic, because the National Assembly is on the move,
07:52is happening again to discuss this U.S. military deployment
07:57and also the determination of Venezuela to keep defending its national sovereignty
08:02through all the legitimate tools it has on its power, such as the legislative power as well.
08:08Let's go once more to the National Assembly.
08:17According to what's established in the Articles 106 in this national debate,
08:25thanks, dear Secretary, the honorable guests from the Venezuelan Assembly
08:33in today's day that is a historical day due because sitting in the new military doctrine
08:44as a legacy from Hugo Chavez that have developed and enriched Nicolas Maduro
08:49and the Bolivarian government, we are proving a fundamental law,
08:54a law that conforms a new form to assist the deployment and the orders,
09:06the deployment of troops, and above all, the joint of the army and the people,
09:13an army people and a people army.
09:15And we are going to sign the law for the defense of the nation, Major Henry,
09:24Vice Minister of Planifying and Defense of the Power People to Defense,
09:30General Division Adolfo Castillo,
09:34General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General General
10:04Juridic Councilor, Coronel Rosemary León, Juridic Councilor, Vasquez, Second Commander
10:20of the 23 of January sector from militiamen and militia women, they are special guests
10:28today, a race, citizen, Elis, ODI organizer from Caracas government,
10:58and all members of the ODIs, welcome. Luis Nava, ODI secretary from Caracas, and all the
11:11other members, welcome. Carmen Forfan, director from the ODI, and all directors from different
11:19churches in Caracas. Their only communication means it was from the First Republic. Which
11:30are the, come, VTV, welcome. You are our guests. Globovision, Telesur, welcome. But it's a protocol.
11:42Very well. Secretary, read, please. The project of law in a six-second discussion, chapters,
12:01epigraphers, all the content, 34. We suggest to dominate another epigraph, number 10 and
12:1216, which was redacted in the following way. To conform control is all the epigraph, Mr. President.
12:22It is approved. The next. We suggest to modify the 16th article in the following term. 16th
12:33article. The President of the Republic, in his character of Commander-in-Chief of the Bolivarian
12:41Army, will be supervised and control all generation organs of internal defense in the different
12:50territories. Conformance it is foreseen in this law. In this consideration, it is approved.
12:5736th. It suggests to approve with modification the article 17th, the one which will be redacted
13:06in the following term. 17th article. The Organs of Federation for the Integrated Defense will
13:25be structured by working committees with the object of articulating and to serve at the
13:31technical objectives to elaborate plans in different ways dealing with the defense of the nation.
13:41The Organs of the Integrated Defense will have the following working committees. Number one,
13:48Bolivarian Patriotic Committee. Productive and Service Committee. Third, Popular Service. Fifth,
14:00Globalization. It is all, Mr. President. In consideration, approved.
14:0738th. We suggest to approve with modification the article number 18, the one which will be redacted
14:16as follows. New working committees. It is all, Mr. President. It is approved.
14:2339th. We suggest to approve with modification the article number 18, as follows. New working committees. It is all, Mr. President. It is approved.
14:2539th. We suggest to approve with modification the article number 18, as follows.
14:32We were live to Venezuela to the ordinary session of the National Assembly where deputies were discussing the
14:38bill of the command for the integral defense of the nation, an initiative that has the purpose of clearing the way of guaranteeing the safeguarding of the territorial integrity.
14:47Let's recall that this is taking place in a context in which Venezuela is denouncing decades of conspiracy policies from the U.S., now disguised as an alleged war on drugs that have had as the sole purpose to promote a regime change in the country and steal Venezuela's natural resources.
15:03This is all for the moment. Stay tuned with Telesur English because we are going to keep updating on everything that is happening in Venezuela.
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