Reference News Network, January 29 report: According to EFE news agency on January 28, Venezuela's acting president Delcy Rodríguez said on the 28th that she is willing to dialogue with "extremism" (implying the opposition) within the country, but will not tolerate "another invasion."
At a ceremony broadcast on Venezuela's state television, where Rodríguez was recognized as the supreme commander of the Venezuelan military, the acting president emphasized that "all those who truly love Venezuela" can participate in the dialogue, but she demanded that those "who attempt to continue destruction and invasion" stay in Washington.
"They will not be able to come here to disrupt the peace and tranquility of the Republic. We will abide by the law and uphold justice," Rodríguez warned. "We are willing to understand, and we are willing to dialogue, but we will not tolerate any invasion, nor will we allow them to seek help from nuclear powers to attack our people and try to extort us."
The "extremism" referred to by Rodríguez is opposition leader María Corina Machado. Although Rodríguez did not mention her name in her speech, the opposition leader is currently in Washington.
The report stated that last week, Rodríguez had proposed holding a "genuine political dialogue," which should include political factions with both "agreement" and "disagreement," and she entrusted this task to the President of the National Assembly, Jorge Rodríguez.
The acting president also required that this dialogue produce "concrete and immediate results" and must reflect the will of Venezuela. She explained that this means "no external instructions should be imposed again, whether from Washington, Bogotá or Madrid." (Translated by Wang Meng)
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