Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro sends peace message to U.S. people

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Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro sent a direct message to the people of the United States, assuring them that they have a friendly government in Caracas. teleSUR

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00:00Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro sent a direct message to the people of the United States

00:05assuring them that they have a friendly government in Caracas.

00:08During an interview with writer and journalist Ignacio Ramonet,

00:12the Venezuelan leader, distinguished the U.S. people from the actions of their government

00:17while affirming that Venezuelans are a friendly people and peaceful people as well.

00:23For his part, the head of state denounced the excessive use of force by the United States

00:28as an international crime.

00:31President Maduro also argued that U.S. policy in the country is isolated

00:34and evidences the failure of Washington's strategy to take over the South American country's resources.

00:41Finally, the head of state assured that the people of Venezuela are definitely against war.

00:47To the people of the United States, I even tell you, here you have a friendly government.

01:01I know the United States well.

01:05I have driven around New York, Boston, Baltimore, Philadelphia, New Jersey, Queens, Manhattan, Washington.

01:12I have driven around a lot.

01:14I told the President of the United States that.

01:17I know a lot.

01:18I know Constitution Avenue, which is beautiful.

01:23Pennsylvania Avenue, where the statue in Humano to Bolivar is located.

01:29The Lincoln Memorial, which is beautiful.

01:31And I have driven there a lot.

01:33And the people of the United States should know

01:35that they have a friendly, peaceful people here

01:38and a friendly government too.

01:40They should know that our slogan is very clear.

01:48Since that this is a gift I have here for our day,

01:50our slogan is very clear.

01:53No war, yes peace.

01:55Not war, yes peace.

01:59In this context, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro also asserted

02:02that the country is facing a cognitive war

02:05and defended the truth as the main weapon for guaranteeing the country's sovereignty.

02:09War is cognitive because war is for the brain.

02:17The brain manages emotions and concepts.

02:19And war is cognitive.

02:21And for a cognitive war, you have to create a force of consciousness,

02:25a force of value, spiritual strength, and fight the battle with the truth.

02:34Our greatest weapon is not a nuclear missile.

02:37Our greatest weapon is the truth about Venezuela,

02:40which is irrefutable, devastating,

02:42and which when they open a breach like this for us to tell our truth,

02:47truly, the light comes on for good in our country.

02:55We defend our right to peace.

02:56We defend our right to national sovereignty,

02:59to international law that guarantees the self-determination of peoples.

03:02We defend the right to the future and to development.

03:11These are fundamental rights guaranteed by the United Nations

03:15and by all international treaties.

03:17The right to development of peoples,

03:19the right to the future,

03:20the right to peace.

03:21And we defend a glorious history,

03:23the history of the liberators of America.

03:26So I believe that this system of streets, networks, media, and walls

03:37will gain more and more strength,

03:39more substance,

03:40and will allow us in 2026 and in the years to come

03:43for Venezuela to be known for its truths

03:46and not for so much manipulation

03:48and so many dirty attacks that are made.

03:51And on the other hand,

03:56the head of state defended the Venezuelan democracy model

03:59and defied critics and the egemonic media

04:01to go to the communes to debate directly with the people.

04:08This year we had four national consultations,

04:11but of course for APCN and AFP

04:14and for the Western media,

04:16direct democracy doesn't exist.

04:20What exists for them is the permanent attack

04:23against the Bolivarian Venezuela.

04:27But here I defy anyone who wants to debate,

04:31whoever, no matter their name or position,

04:34I defy them to go to any neighborhood in Caracas

04:37and debate with our people,

04:39not with me,

04:40with the people

04:40so they can see how a new democracy is being built.

04:44We don't claim to be models for anyone,

04:49but we are proud of what we are building

04:51so the people are being empowered,

04:53forging themselves and training themselves.

04:59And the Venezuelan president

05:00also highlighted a 34% growth

05:03in trade and consumption

05:05and assured that this reflects recovery

05:07in the purchasing power of the population.

05:10This year, trade, sales, and consumption

05:18grew by 34%,

05:20and if there is an excess up-supply

05:22of domestic and imported products,

05:24domestic products already count for 90%

05:35of all products on the domestic market.

05:45This means that there is a real purchasing power

05:48and real consumption capacity

05:50in Venezuelan families

05:52and this must be consolidated.

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