00:00The government of Colombia condemned the U.S. aggression against Venezuela, recognizing
00:04the acting president of Delce y Rodríguez in accordance with a legal framework in place
00:10in the country.
00:11During a press conference, Foreign Minister Rosa Villavicencio made Colombia's position
00:15clear regarding the situation Venezuela is going through after the illegal operation
00:22carried out by the United States.
00:24Therefore, she urged Washington to respect international law, the principles of democracy
00:29and also the international order contained in the United Nations Charter.
00:34Villavicencio stated that only Venezuelans can decide for their sovereignty and reaffirmed
00:39that she recognizes Delce y Rodríguez as the acting president of Venezuela after the kidnapping
00:45of President Nicolás Maduro and first combatant Celia Flores.
00:49We have said it and we will repeat it.
01:02Only the Venezuelan people exercising their sovereignty can decide their destiny at this time.
01:10In the absence of President Maduro, the vice-president has been elected and remains in office.
01:18This is in accordance with the internal legal system of this country.
01:24We respect the sovereign decisions of that legal system.
01:29We have also said that we reject all threats made against any country and that we reject
01:38colonialist-type administrations when we have achieved the sovereignty of countries.
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