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00:00Venezuela's National Assembly approved on Thursday a partial reform to the hydrocarbon law.
00:16The Mexican government rejected on Thursday Washington's anti-immigration policies
00:23after the raids carried out by the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement against migrants.
00:28And Russian President Vladimir Putin met with three US envoys late Thursday in Moscow to discuss a plan to end the war in Ukraine.
00:42Hello and welcome to From the South, I'm Alejandra Garcia from Telesurge Studios in Havana, Cuba.
00:47We begin with the news.
00:58Venezuela's National Assembly approved on Thursday a partial reform to the hydrocarbon law.
01:05Parliament President Jorge Rodriguez opened the vote for the reform under Article 203 for the nation's constitution,
01:14which was approved by a qualified majority.
01:17The reform seeks to ease and increase oil production in the Bolivarian nation.
01:23Rodriguez also highlighted the importance to implement a law to protect the income of Venezuelan people.
01:29Therefore, those honorable members of parliament who are in favor of approving in this first reading
01:43the draft law for the partial reform of the organic law on hydrocarbons of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.
01:57In accordance with the provision of Article 104 of the internal regulations and debates of the National Assembly,
02:04please express your vote in the usual way.
02:15By a clear qualified majority, the draft law on the partial reform of the organic law on hydrocarbons of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
02:22is approved in its first reading.
02:27For his part, the member of the Venezuelan National Assembly, Jesus Farias, defended the reform of the hydrocarbon law
02:34to adapt it to the new realities of the country.
02:37The need to continue making every effort to increase production, as has been done in recent years,
02:46despite the blockade and this requires and demands of us, obviously,
02:50that the norms, rules and laws that rule the development of this business, which is crucial for the country,
02:55be adjusted to the new realities.
02:58The anti-blockade law approved by us, which I had the honor of presenting to the National Constituent Assembly,
03:14serves as a framework for us and has served as a framework for that purpose of increasing production
03:20under these extremely difficult conditions.
03:22And what we are proposing is to adapt this hydrocarbon law to these new conditions,
03:38and to the practices that have already been duly evaluated and successfully applied in our country.
03:43This would be the law of the reform of the hydrocarbon law for these new times,
03:50for times of productive recovery, for times of substantial increase in the prosperity of our people,
04:03but above all, for this time, where we will concentrate all our efforts on the consolidation and deepening of national independence,
04:11which necessarily involves the control of our oil resources.
04:18On the other hand, Deputy Miguel Pérez Abad signaled that the reform to the hydrocarbon law
04:23seeks to harvest Venezuelan oil potential in favor of social investment.
04:27This is a figure that I believe is important for those who are listening and watching us.
04:35The Orinoco oil belt has 270 billion certified barrels and only 2.8% has been exploited in 88 years.
04:452.8%.
04:50Well, if we increase production to 5 million barrels per day,
04:54we will need 90 years to exploit the Venezuelan crude oil in a favorable way.
04:59Therefore, the approval of this law is extremely important.
05:04I want to invite the opposition, both the existing one and the one that has just entered,
05:13not to delay the laws.
05:15There's a country waiting outside.
05:17The acting president of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela has just created a social fund
05:22to help and promote employment and social investment, to provide hospital equipment.
05:31This cannot be delayed.
05:33The people of Venezuela have suffered too much during these years
05:37and they have a legitimate right to expect us to act quickly.
05:44It's a reform that I believe is appropriate.
05:47It is to adjust the regulations and laws
05:49so that the oil business becomes much more transparent.
05:56In this context, the National Assembly of Venezuela also approved in first discussion
06:01by a qualified majority the draft organic law for the protection of socio-economic rights
06:07as well as its organic nature in accordance with the provisions of Article 104
06:12of the internal regulations and debates of the Venezuelan Parliament.
06:16The vote on this legal instrument was held after the debate and prior approval
06:20of the organic nature of the new regulation.
06:23In this way, the first vice president of the National Assembly, Pedro Infante,
06:27emphasized that the main objective is to guarantee access to goods and services
06:32that are fundamental for the development of the Venezuelan people.
06:35Also in Venezuela, the government began the second cycle of the Obraton program
06:44with a delivery of more than 8,000 projects of the Venezuelan people.
06:48The Venezuelan government kicked off this massive inauguration event,
06:52which includes the formal delivery of 8,234 infrastructure projects
06:57that have been completed in various parts of the territory.
07:02The main focus on this phase is on the rehabilitation of vital spaces,
07:07such as health centers, educational institutions, sport facilities,
07:12and the optimization of basic public service networks.
07:16In this regard, the Bolivarian government's initiative highlights the impact
07:20of social policies and response to joint planning between the state
07:24and the people's power to meet the needs of the population.
07:27And now we have a short break coming up, but first remember,
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07:39We'll be right back, stay with us.
07:41Welcome back to From the South.
08:02The Venezuelan people continue rallying in support of constitutional president,
08:06Nicolás Maduro and First Lady Celia Flores.
08:09Representatives from the country's health sector visited the headquarters
08:12of the United Nations Development Programme in Caracas,
08:15where they delivered a letter of demand in the release of
08:18President Nicolás Maduro and First Lady Celia Flores.
08:21They also condemned the threats and aggression of the U.S. government
08:25against the sovereign nations in the Latin American and Caribbean region.
08:29On the other hand, National Assembly Deputy Nicolás Maduro Guerra emphasized
08:34that the support reaffirms the strength and unity of the Venezuelan people
08:38in the most difficult times the country is going through.
08:41On behalf of my family, on behalf of President Nicolás Maduro and Celia Flores,
08:52I thank you from the bottom of my heart.
08:54Thank you for so much love.
08:56Thank you for so much solidarity.
08:58Thank you for so much support.
09:00As we always say, and as Robert Serra said,
09:04It's not because of a position.
09:10I'm not only here because my father is the president.
09:13I'm here because I want to embrace my dad.
09:15I want to hug him.
09:16I want to listen to him again.
09:18And I know that I will do it.
09:20And I know that you will be with me when we welcome Nicolás Maduro at Malquetilla Airport.
09:24We will have the biggest march that Venezuela has ever seen in its history
09:27when we rescued Nicolás and Celia.
09:30And Venezuela held a memorial mass in honor of those who died during the US military attack on January 3rd,
09:40which took the lives of more than 100 people.
09:43The religious ceremony was held at the Central University of Venezuela in the city of Caracas.
09:48As every Thursday, the mass was celebrated by Father Eduardo Soto to honor the memory of those who died
09:54as a result of the US attack on several cities in the country.
09:58This is part of the various activities and ceremonies held nationwide to honor those who lost their lives,
10:04both civilians and military personnel.
10:11And on Thursday, the third virtual discussion held by the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of America took place
10:19following the US attack against Venezuela on January 3rd.
10:22In this scenario, Latin American leaders reaffirmed their commitment to the struggle for peace,
10:27to the Bolivarian revolution, and to demand for the release of President Nicolás Maduro and First Lady Celia Flores.
10:34The discussion condemned the US violation of international law as well as the constant threat posed by US imperialism
10:41in the current geopolitical landscape.
10:43In this context, the National Assembly Deputy Nicolás Maduro Guerra called on the world to unite against the imposition of ideologies
10:50that spread hatred, invasion, and the privatization of international law.
11:00And in other information, the leader of Brazil's landless worker movement, Joao Pedro Estadile, expressed his solidarity with Venezuela.
11:08He asserted that they cannot remain silent in the face of the aggression suffered by the South American nation.
11:18And when we see the aggression that is now suffering, well, Cuba 60 years ago, but Venezuela,
11:25that the empire has the audacity to kidnap our president and the deputy Celia, we cannot remain silent.
11:32And that is why we wanted to take advantage of this meeting with 3,000 and more militants from all over Brazil,
11:39to here in a historic square, which was the center of colonialism for 400 years,
11:45to shout in a loud voice that nothing will happen, that we are in solidarity with Venezuela,
11:50that we will be until the last day to see Maduro free, and Celia Flores free.
11:56That is why we are here.
12:02In addition, Joao Pedro Estadile described Lula da Silva's re-election as a tactical move to confront imperialism.
12:08At the same time, he confirmed that the movement will continue its struggle and proceed with land distribution.
12:14Well, from a tactical, short-term point of view, we have the task of re-electing Lula as a way to even face imperialism.
12:27Because after Venezuela, it will be Colombia, after Colombia, it will be us.
12:33So we have to close ranks and re-elect Lula, but that does not mean that we are going to abandon our fight against Typhoon.
12:41We will continue to take land. We will continue to distribute land to our people.
12:48And now we go to Colombia, where the government considers the 30% tariff is imposed by Ecuador to be an economic aggression.
12:57According to statements by Ecuadorian President Daniel Loboa, the tariff will remain in place until Bogota commits to combating drug trafficking in the shared border area.
13:07Colombian head of state Gustavo Petro reminded his Ecuadorian counterpart that they have seized more than 200 tons of cocaine at the border
13:15and that his country has provided assistance during every electricity crisis that Quito has suffered.
13:21Colombian authorities assert that the economic measure violates the principle of regional integration.
13:27The Colombian government announced a 30% tariff on at least 20 products from Ecuador in response to the tariff measures imposed by Quito.
13:41The Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism of Colombia states that Bogota has legitimate instruments to restore the balance of trade conditions and thus protect its productive flow.
13:52The authority points out that the trade relationship between Quito and Bogota has been built on the basis of rules and mutual cooperation
14:01and that if this is unilaterally modified, it altars the current conditions of bilateral trade.
14:07The rest of these countries have become�
14:33And now we have a second celebrate coming up.
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15:23Welcome back to From the South.
15:25The Mexican government rejected on Thursday Washington's anti-immigration policies after
15:30the raids carried out by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Against Migrants.
15:35During her morning press conference, President Claudia Sheinbaum informed that the work of
15:40Mexican consulates in the United States have been strengthened to follow up on the situations
15:45of Mexicans detained by ICE.
15:47The President reiterated her rejection of violent raids, affirming that Mexicans in the United
15:52States contribute to that nation's development.
15:55Sheinbaum also said she has expressed her rejection of ICE's aggressions on repeated occasions,
16:01in forums or directly to U.S. authorities.
16:07We have expressed in all forums, both in conversations with them and publicly, that we don't agree that
16:19Mexicans in the United States contribute honestly to the development of their country and the
16:24development of Mexico, not only with the remittances they send to support their families, which they
16:32never forget is something special about Mexicans, but also that Mexicans contribute to the economy
16:41of the United States.
16:42If the United States is what it is, it is partly due to the work of Mexicans for many years in that country.
16:50The President of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum, also stated that she will continue working to ensure that the
16:56agreement on the TMAC is not broken.
17:02We are going to keep working.
17:04I haven't spoken recently with Prime Minister Connie.
17:07We have been trying to reach each other, and we will try to have a conversation, and of course
17:12also with President Trump, regarding all the negotiations related to the trade agreement.
17:18Next week, Secretary Ebert will go to Washington to continue working on trade issues.
17:28This week, at this very moment, there is a working team following up on the agreement, or
17:33the security understanding.
17:35It is coordinated by Undersecretary Roberto Velasco from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs,
17:40and there is also a group from the Secretariat of Citizens Security and the Attorney General's
17:45Office, who are currently meeting with their counterparts as well.
17:48Now we go to Russia, where President Vladimir Putin met with three U.S. envoys last Thursday
17:58in Moscow to discuss a plan to end the war in Ukraine.
18:02The U.S. delegation was made up by Steve Whitcoff and Jared Kushner, together with senior advisor
18:08to Trump's so-called Board of Peace, Josh Grenbaum.
18:12On the other hand, Putin was accompanied by his foreign policy aide, Yuri Ushakov, and Special Envoy
18:17Kirill Dmitriev.
18:19The talks come after Donald Trump announced that a deal to end the Ukraine conflict was
18:24reasonably closed, and after Whitcoff said negotiations had come down to only one issue,
18:30without naming it.
18:32Moscow has demanded that Ukraine surrender the 20-percentive steelholds of the eastern region
18:37of Oneska and that it renounced its ambition to join NATO and reject any presence of NATO troops
18:44on Ukrainian soil following a peace deal.
18:52Also on Thursday, Chinese Deputy Prime Minister Heili Feng made one of the most important announcements
18:57at the Davos Forum in Switzerland, speaking of his country's determination to become the world's market.
19:03The Deputy Prime Minister assured that boosting domestic demand is a priority on the economic agenda,
19:09as reflected in Section 15 of the Chinese Government Five-Year Plan.
19:13In this way, Beijing has made it clear that its plan is to replace the United States as the world's
19:18main consumer market.
19:19In this context, the Deputy Prime Minister also reaffirmed China's commitment to trade and
19:24investment as strategies for promoting global development.
19:28And like this, we have come to the end of this news brief. Remember, you can find this and many
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19:48watching.