Concerts on both sides of the border | Venezuela …

After the launch of the "Venezuela Aid Live", organized by British billionaire Richard Branson, owner of the Virgin Records label, to raise funds for Venezuela and organize support for "humanitarian aid" promoted by the United States and self-styled President Juan Guaidó. Meanwhile, on the other side of the border, in the Venezuelan city of Táchira, the recital "For war nothing, concert for peace and life", convened by the government of Nicolás Maduro under the slogan " Trump drops Venezuela. "

As musicians parade through the scenes set up in Cucuta and Tashira, the tension increases with regard to the outcome of the 600 tons of "humanitarian aid" of the Venezuelan opposition supported by the United States and Colombia . "Decide on which side you are in this decisive hour for all the military: between today and tomorrow, you will define how you want to be remembered," wrote Guaidó, president of the 39, National Assembly, on his Twitter account when he reconvened the Venezuelan armed forces. , who for the moment were loyal to Maduro.

For his part, Diosdado Cabello, president of the National Constituent Assembly, who responds to the judgment, stressed that tomorrow there would be mobilizations throughout the country and that "people will be early in all the streets the country for peace ". . The vice president of the ruling party also badured Táchira that the borders with Colombia will remain open and that "everything will be peaceful".

Nicolás Maduro's government rejects the entry of this material, termed "waste" by Cabello, and states that it is a violation of the sovereignty of the country and of the country. a provocation that aims to provoke a foreign military intervention. The Tienditas Bridge, which has never been inaugurated, was blocked by Venezuelan soldiers with containers and other obstacles.

UN Secretary-General António Guterres expressed "growing concern" about what could happen tomorrow and asked to "depoliticize" the badistance they wanted to bring into Venezuela. Guterres met yesterday with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, spokesman and articulator of the political and economic headquarters of the Maduro government, when he had today scheduled a meeting with Venezuelan Chancellor Jorge Arriaza.

"The Colombian authorities are lending their territory to a dangerous interventionist operation led by the United States and are washing their hands with violence," Arreaza denounced during his meeting with Guterres in response to Colombian Foreign Minister Carlos Holmes Trujillo, recently Maduro has been held responsible for "acts of violence at the border".

Before the two scenarios were lit, the Maduro government received new statements of support from the Chinese and Russian foreign ministries against what they denounced as American interference. Spokeswoman of the Russian Foreign Ministry María Zajárova said that "the crossing of the Venezuelan border led by Washington by the so-called humanitarian convoy could provoke clashes between supporters and opponents" and the qualified as "dangerous provocation". of great magnitude ".

In addition, the Russian government has denounced "reports that US companies and their allies in NATO are considering buying a large batch of weapons and ammunition in one country." Eastern European countries, then deliver them to the opposition forces of Venezuela ". and said it could happen in March.

Shortly after, Colombians Juanes and Carlos Vives; the Venezuelan Carlos Baute, the Dominican Juan Luis Guerra, the Argentine Diego Torres, the Mexican Paulina Rubio and a score of artists related to the Miami-based Hispanic record industry began to march on the scene set up in Cúcuta by businessman Richard Branson.

In total, there will be 32 artists who will support the entrance of "humanitarian aid" sent by the countries that recognized Guaidó as president in charge of Venezuela. At the closing of the festival, Mario Abdo, leaders of Colombia, Iván Duque, Chile, Sebastián Piñera and Paraguay are expected. Guaidó arrived discreetly yesterday at the border to participate today in the event.

"All artists who will sing in Colombia must know that they are committing a crime, they support a military intervention," lamented President Maduro, who was not presently on the scene set up for the moment. by the Bolivarian government in Táchira. "The strength of our people is not covered by the right-wing media," said the president of the National Constituent Assembly – a body of the ruling party aimed at thwarting the National Assembly presided over by Guaidó – and qualified the "Venezuela Aid Live" of "just a show".