Nicolás Maduro ordered the incorporation of Chavez militias into the army: "If we want peace, let's prepare to defend it!"

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro announced on Saturday Incorporation of members of the Bolivarian National Militia into regular armed forces, to face a "macabre plan" of US President Donald Trump, to intervene in the country and overthrow him.

During a mbadive rally in the center of Caracas for the 20 years of Chavez, Maduro announced the incorporation of thousands of militia into the armed forces, a civilian organization that, according to the government, It is made up of 1.6 million people and receives military training.

The president of the Chavez regime asked all members of this contingent "available, especially young people, go to the conscription centers [cuarteles] so that the active soldiers of the Venezuelan army are incorporated into the militia ".

"We are going to join the militia!", S exclaimed in front of hundreds of them from a platform installed on Avenida Bolivar, where he said that this body will have two million members in April.

Maduro also said that he had ordered militants to provide between 20,000 and 30,000 spaces available in the Bolivarian National Guard.

"We are diplomatically fighting for peace, putting an end to the militarist adventure, prepare ourselves to defend the soil of our country if one day they dare to enter our sacred Venezuela ", Maduro said in a speech in which he reiterated that the Trump government and the Venezuelan opposition were executing a "coup d 'etat".

The president referred to the self-proclamation of parliamentary leader, Juan Guaidó, as acting president, with the support of Washington and several Latin American countries, claiming that Maduro had usurped power because He had been reelected in fraudulent elections. declared contempt of the National Assembly in the context of a contested procedure.

Guaidó led a mobilization in Caracas on Saturday to demand the release of Maduro.

The ruler also announced that he was going "deploy the weapon system" of the country during the "national military exercises" from 10 to 15 February. "If you want peace, prepare to defend it," he said.

Maduro said Trump had a "macabre plan" against Venezuela this results in the rejection of the dialogue between the government and the opposition and the "coup d 'etat" they finance and direct ".

"Mr. Trump, you have been cheated." John Bolton, Mike Pence and Mike Pompeo are three obsessed war hawks obsessed with Venezuela, "he said, referring to the national security adviser, the vice president and the US secretary of state.

"You who think you are the Emperor of the world, believe that Venezuela will surrender and follow your orders, Venezuela will not surrender"he snapped, repeating that he was the only president of the oil country.

A few hours later, Maduro insisted with the measure on his Twitter account. "I have ordered to incorporate militia and militia as active officers and soldiers of our glorious #FANB, if we want peace, let's prepare to defend it!"