00:01And at this time we're going live at the caravan happening in the Tachira state.
00:07This moment of place led by Diosdado Cabello, the Minister of Interior, Justice and Peace of Venezuela.
00:16They are going live at this moment.
00:19Also are present in the caravan Carmen Melendez, the mayor of Caracas.
00:26It is Valera, deputy of the National Assembly of Venezuela, and Freddy Bernard, governor of Tachira.
00:33At this time, Venezuela commemorates seven years since the Battle of the Bridges,
00:39an attempted invasion by the United States and its allies against the Bolivarian nation of the Colombian-Venezuelan border.
00:47They commemorate the attempt by the national far right in alliance with the West to invade Venezuela
00:55under the pretext of delivering supposed humanitarian aid amid the economic crisis that was flagging the country as a result
01:03of the U.S. blockade.
01:05On a day like this, but in 2019, shot groups and mercenaries paid by the opposition through stones and molotov
01:12copters
01:13and threatened the security forces and civil society with guns.
01:19In response, the peoples themselves, with the support of the armed forces,
01:23totalized some indignity and courage in defense of sovereignty.
01:28This is happening right now.
01:30At this time, the caravan that is taking place in Tachira, led by the Minister Diosdado Cabello,
01:39the Minister of Justice and Peace, Diosdado Cabello.
01:42Also accompanied with the mayor of Caracas, Carmen Melendez, Iris Valera, deputy of the National Assembly.
01:52We see live images in commemoration of the Battle of the Bridges, the seventh anniversary.
01:59Let's remember that this commemorates seven years since the Battle of the Bridges.
02:04That was an attempted invasion by the United States and its allies.
02:08We see live images.
02:09At this time, we see the Minister of Interior Justice and Peace, Diosdado Cabello.
02:16As part of this commemoration, Venezuelan Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino Lopez,
02:23posted on his ex-social media account in response to these events of February 23, 2019,
02:29presented as humanitarian aid but perceived by our peoples as an aggression,
02:34Venezuela responded with what has always been its greatest strength,
02:39unity in defense of peace.
02:41In the publication, Padrino Lopez emphasized this is how we have acted every time
02:46there has been an attempt to undermine its stability or sovereignty.
02:53commitment, not only our peaceful vocation but also our unwavering commitment to independence and self-determination.
03:01In the addition, the Defense Minister stated,
03:05we reiterate the world that the only legitimate way to approach Venezuela
03:09is through respect, diplomacy and full recognition of its status as a sovereign state.
03:15With enough violence against our country, happy start to the weak Venezuela.
03:19That was deposed or next by the Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino Lopez.
03:24And as we say, we are seeing live images at this time in Tashira,
03:30where the Minister of Justice and Peace, Diosdado Cabello,
03:36the Minister of Interior, Justice and Peace, Diosdado Cabello,
03:40is present leading this caravan.
03:43It is important to highlight that this happened seven years ago.
04:01We listened to some of the statements at this time.
04:08We worked at the front, Simone BolÃvar front.
04:13And at the middle of that battle, the fighters who are here,
04:18remember that was a moment when we lost Parago.
04:22We were pulled back a lot.
04:26We had the strength and the will.
04:29But we didn't have guns.
04:32But we had that patriotism.
04:35When suddenly we heard that target in Carabobo.
04:42And we gathered the strength with our chief at front.
04:48And we took that strength from all the debris where the fire was.
04:53And at that moment,
05:02because we managed to fight back.
05:06Because the stones were coming back and we didn't know where.
05:11And when we were going down, we found there with the Paragos,
05:16with those people armed with guns, with knives.
05:24But there was not any missing money.
05:36And we moved forward, one step forward, until we achieved victory.
05:436.30 in the afternoon, I remember.
05:50When the commander said, the people must go out.
05:57And those were live images at this time at the Tashira State,
06:03in the context of the caravan that was commemorated seven years of the
06:17Battle of the Breaches.
06:19We will keep you informed about this and other news in a coming news brief.
06:23Stay tuned with Telesur.
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