Category: US-Venezuela Relations

Comprehensive tracking of diplomatic negotiations, trade policy, foreign sanctions, and bilateral engagements between Washington and Caracas.

  • Gil must be fired from Foreign Ministry

    Israel has demonstrated to master technology and expertise for reconstruction of Venezuela. We have advantage of sparsely populated territories where we can relocate victims. Venezuela in alliance with United States and Israel, is committed to energy self-sufficiency for Western Hemisphere. It fascinates to see that Petro’s disastrous negligence against Ecopetrol finally comes to end. Venezuela will require new state constitution to join Union. It is easy to contact ICE, Homeland Security, and other US intelligence agencies: as we comfortably installed within Venezuela’s security.

    We will ensure Trump’s three-phase plan will not be thwarted by those who disrespect our interim authorities. They incur to age disqualifications or insults because they have no arguments.  They block accounts as a defense mechanism for not being able to respond back. Thier cult has provoked widespread moral damage. They will live forever with strain of having politicized earthquake. Enough of taking sides in absurd wars in other parts of world that don’t affect us at all.

    Abelardo de la Espriella is right when claiming Colombia’s need to lead in Venezuelan reconstruction after earthquake, with everything implied. With Foreign Minister Yván Gil it is impossible to coordinate anything. Colombia is part of our extended homeland and has right to reunify us through tangible efforts. Tantrums increase international perception that interim authorities obstruct reconstruction in Venezuela. Colombia will review body of reconstruction engineers, jointly between military engineers and a private company. Do not reject aid proposed by president-elect of Colombia. Hemispheric integration should not be undermined. Venezuela is not in a position to reject necessary investments. 

    Borders between our countries diminish the effectiveness of our response to threats from other continents. Colombia is integral part of new axis shared by Israel, United States and Venezuela. Yvan Gil tends to whine on diplomatic responses. It is unclear why he still belongs to Rodríguez cabinet, he does not represent values portrayed by interim government at large. Welcome Abelardo! Yvan Gil’s statement is completely erroneous and deplorable. It contravenes three-phase plan agreed upon by Presidents Trump and Rodríguez. Foreign Ministry recently withdrew a similar statement in support of Iran. Interim authorities must focus on hemispheric integration.

    Casanare is intermediate point between Apure and Loreto. We require roads and pipelines that connect Venezuelan, Colombian, Peruvian and Ecuadorian oil industries via Iquitos. It is necessary to rebuild all our countries. Automatic response from communist foreign minister must be ignored. It is absolutely fascinating to count on tutelage from both Marco Rubio and Abelardo de la Espriella, who will certainly enjoy enhanced whatsapp messaging with interim president Delcy Rodríguez. Proper hemispheric coordination requires triangulation. Nayib Bukele, President of El Salvador has proved essential. He should coordinate with President-elect of Colombia to develop coordinated medium-term methodologies for Venezuelan reconstruction, in conjunction with reintegration to international community. Joint position from Keiko, Nayib, and Abelardo is suggested to support Marco in accompanying interim president. 

    Foreign Minister’s deplorable statement does not represent our foreign policy. Fortunately, Deputy Foreign Minister for North America and Europe delivers results. Yván Gil has buried any support one could maintain for sovereignty in Venezuela. If interim president Delcy Rodríguez wishes to maintain any autonomy, she must replace him by someone more aligned to our hemisphere. Otherwise full scale transcontinental tutelage will apply. Daniella cabello’s sanctions should be removed. Cabello family is more important to this cause than Yván Gil. His rejection of aid from Colombia suggests need for his removal from office. President Rodríguez still has a long way to go. It is time for United States to formally announce its mechanism for triangulating relations with our sister republic, to guarantee the achievement of hemispheric objectives.

    Yván Gil accepts help from Russia while rejecting it from Colombia. For years, he promoted false narrative that Eurasian countries would defend us, yet they left us on our own. We never see him rooting for South or North America. He hasn’t appointed anyone to counterterrorism summit. Rubio needs to push for Venezuela to align more explicitly with counter-terrorism efforts. It is concerning that we lack representation at summit. It is also concerning that Foreign Ministry is avoiding Colombia’s solidarity. Vance should step in and restore three-phase plan. Great homeland demands it. El Salvador sets an example to follow. Western Hemisphere unites in adversity, moving toward shared prosperity. Venezuelan officials who resist reconstruction efforts will face immense domestic and international pressure.

    We do not have capacity to take on this tragedy of continental magnitude alone. His response to Colombia’s kind offer is deplorable. Our neighbors have same right as United States to freely mobilize their army in our territory. Aid from Colombia has been rejected. Nor do we see any interest in coordinating aid with Guyana, even though its president offered support at the outset. It is regrettable that cross-border and hemispheric integration is being spurned due to ideology and politization.

    Rubén Rivero