Reference News Network, September 21 report. According to EFE, September 20 report, the Venezuelan government continued military training activities nationwide in multiple communities on September 20. The Bolivarian National Armed Forces left their barracks and taught the public how to use weapons.
The report said that this is part of the country's defense plan against the US. The United States maintains a naval deployment in the Caribbean Sea, which Venezuela considers a "threat".
"This is an embodiment of our Bolivarian National Armed Forces... deeply integrated with the organized and empowered people of our country," said Venezuelan President Maduro during a meeting with farmers from Aragua state. The meeting was broadcast by the Venezuelan National Television.
Maduro pointed out that "the American Empire" is threatening Venezuela. However, he said that Venezuela is more united than ever to "ensure national sovereignty, peace, and the right to life and labor of the Venezuelan people."
According to the National Television, the military conducted activities in communities in several states, holding lectures on the use of military weapons and conducting practical training.
In the capital Caracas, the Bolivarian National Armed Forces organized a convoy that traveled along several highways and avenues to reach the El Barrio area with a large crowd. There, Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino López called this event a "milestone" in the country's "military revolution." (Translated by Su Jiawei)
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