Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said his country could not be penetrated by foreign forces amid rising tensions with the US over President Donald Trump's decision to deploy military assets to the Caribbean.
"They cannot enter Venezuela," he said, describing the ongoing pressure to strengthen his government, while attending a military ceremony in Caracas reported by ANTARA, Friday, August 29.
Maduro called the recent US action a siege and harassment that violated the UN Charter, arguing that these actions had backfired.
"Today, after 20 days of relentless siege, we are stronger than yesterday. We have more national and international support," he said.
He thanked Colombian President Gustavo Petro on orders to deploy 25,000 troops to the Cataumbo region of Colombia, and described the move as Venezuela and Colombia's attempt to unite for peace to protect their territory.
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Maduro, accompanied by Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino Lopez and senior commanders, pledged earlier this month to defend Venezuela's sovereignty, stating that no "fraid" could touch the country's "sacred land" or South American lands.
Trump is known to have issued an executive order allowing extensive military operations against Latin American drug cartels, with the deployment of a naval task force to the Caribbean, including a submarine and seven warships.
In addition, the US will also send 4,000 marine animals to the region, military officials told CNN.
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