Maduro did "the most important military exercises" in the history of Venezuela

The President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, began Sunday military maneuvers "Bicentenario Angostura 2019" before the so-called "military invasion" and the "coup d'etat" executed by the US government against this country. "The most important military exercises in our republican history have been successfully initiated throughout the country," he said.

They are "the most important because of the current situation to which the imperialist government Donald Trump really threatens the maintenance of peace in Venezuela," said the president at the Guaicaipuro military fort, in neighboring Miranda State. from Caracas. The chavist chief said that "the head of the empire threatened us and this generated indignation, rejection of all peoples and world public opinion and obliges us to genuinely prepare you to defend the right to peace ".

"This is an attempt to demonstrate power, as long as this type of mbadive movement of troops and teams integrating all forces are created, you try to demonstrate your abilities to a possible opponent," said Gabriel Porfilio, of the site. Web specialized in security. and defense Infodefensa. "It is an inner demonstration that says we are ours, it is your country and it is your strength, we will put all this for the defense of the country and that the foreigner does not invade".

"It is the army of the liberator Simón Bolívar that goes back history!" All that Venezuela wants is peace, respect, the future, prosperity, Venezuela wants peace, but Venezuela is ready and willing to defend it if necessary with the arms of the republic "(Nicolás Maduro).

Maduro said that during maneuvers that will last until Friday throughout the territory, it will "move millions of men and women because we are testing the entire weapons system for land defense, sea ​​and air of the country ". "We have seen how the professional capacity of our Bolivarian National Armed Forces (Fanb) is combined with the capacity and popular pbadion of the Bolivarian militia," Maduro continued, overseeing the exercises of this civilian body that, according to the government integrated by 1.6 million people and receives military training.

"Thousands of men and women have demonstrated the ability, specialization, physical and moral strength, the goal we must tell the empire outside the Venezuelan empire, the hands from Venezuela, from the Gringo empire, the return of the Yankees, "he said. In addition, he warned that "Venezuela wants peace, but is ready, willing and willing to defend peace, if necessary with the arms of the republic".

Maduro also announced that they would approve the necessary investments for the country "to have all its anti-aircraft and missile defense system". "Make our cities impregnable by air, because the land can not be sold because it is the soldiers of Bolívar who would pay dearly to the American empire daring to touch the sacred soil of the Venezuelan homeland", he declares. Maduro inspected weapons such as the Igla-s and ZU23 anti-aircraft system and the Russian-made 9M317 missiles.

The maneuvers were carried out by members of the militia supported by members of the Bolivarian National Armed Forces. In total, the militia has 1.7 million registered and targets two million.

The exercises coincide with the bicentennial celebrations of the Angostura Congress, during which the first constitution of the country was drawn up. Convened by Maduro after Parliament, majority majority of the opposition, did not recognize him as legitimate president, having sworn second term of six years in early January.

Maduro was re-elected last May, but the elections were declared irregular by the opposition and several countries in the region, as well as by the United States, by the Lima group – which includes Argentina, Brazil and Colombia – and by the European Union. . The opponent Juan Guaidó He was recognized in the post by more than fifty countries while the United States reaffirmed that he was managing all options, including the military, to bring out the "chavismo" of power. S.D.