The event held the Humboldt Hall at the Berlin Urania on Tuesday May 28th, was organized by the daily newspaper junge Welt, on behalf of an alliance of more than 30 organizations, parties, media and initiatives.
On the same day the German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas had on Tuesday representatives from 29 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean – including 21 foreign ministers – to a major conference at the Foreign Office. –only the Venezuelan Foreign Minister was not invited to the conference.
The solidarity event at the Urania was attended by the Venezuelan Deputy Foreign Minister Yván Gil. Maduro’s Foreign Minister, Jorge Arreaza wanted to come to Berlin but he had to short notice to a new round of negotiations between representatives of government and opposition in the Norwegian capital Oslo.
The Venezuelan Deputy Foreign Minister Yván Gil regretted that Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza could not be present in person, as he had to take part in an extremely important task attending the talks in Oslo hosted by the government of Norway.
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Deputy Foreign Minister Yván Gil said that in Venezuela the problems are not about the fate of a government, about Maduro or the PSUV. The real problem is a blockade that can only be compared to what has happened to Cuba.
Yván Gil went on to explain that Venezuela had been deprived of the opportunity to negotiate its debts like other states. The country has to fight to continue exporting oil, as 90 percent of its revenues are based on this resource. The income of the Venezuelan oil company Citgo was confiscated by the US-government. Venezuela so far has lost more than 30 billion US dollars.
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Deputy Foreign Minister Gil stressed the fact that the whole world must join the fight in Venezuela: “This is a class struggle that affects everyone. The fight of David against Goliath.”
He said that the Venezuelan people have a very high morale and he felt confident that the current situation could be overcome, as the Venezuelans have done so during the last 20 years since the opposition has never recognized any electoral victory of the Bolivarian revolution.
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He also explained that during the past 20 years there have been a total of 25 elections in Venezuela and the Socialists have won 23 of them, but not one has been recognized by the opposition. He went on to call this is a corrupt and anti-democratic attitude of the opposition.
After Gil finished his speech the Foreign Minister of Venezuela, Jorge Arreaza spoke by audiostream from Oslo to the guests in Berlin. He finished his speech, in which he went into further detail of the problems Venezuela is facing now by saying:
“We are proud that you support us in Germany, in Europe and throughout the world. Unfortunately, there are numerous governments supporting Trump’s war machine. We hope that these countries will finally recognize international law. We seek peace through dialogue. Thanks to those who support us and demonstrate each week on Saturday at the Brandenburg Gate for our cause. Long live socialism, long live the sovereignty of
the peoples.”
The first speaker of the event at the Urania was Carolus Wimmer, the International Secretary of the Venezuelan Communist Party and Member of the Latin American Parliament. Wimmer stressed that the aim of the event is to counter fake news, which are being spread in the media to defame the Venezuelan government under President Nicolas Maduro.
Carolus Wimmer reminded the guests that the US foreign policy with the Monroe Doctrine (“America to the Americans“) has been claiming the entire continent as its zone of influence for almost 200 years. The class struggle in Latin America is an everyday experience of the people. He drew attention to the economic difficulties arising from the transition from capitalism to socialism, which can be observed in Venezuela. But what has been achieved must be defended. The people are supporting the legitimate President….
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