Isis Ochoa, a
militant of the ruling PSUV, was
named High Commissioner for Peace and
Life by President Maduro last
February 14.
Yesterday in an interview
for Telesur, the High Commissioner expressed her ideas on the causes of
recent protests in Venezuela. According to her, the government “has technically
defeated the coup d’état, but the economic and psychological war operations [by
the opposition] still continue.”
Ochoa also warned the
people about that “imperialist tactics that have been used by ultra-right
groups with the aim of overthrowing the constitutional government of Nicolas
Maduro.”
For Ochoa the Friday dialogue
session evidenced the existence of two models in Venezuela, one devoted to
peace and recognition of the other (the government), and the other obsessed with
power (the opposition): “Two models of though in dispute, with an opposition
that has a power vocation which does not allow it to advance towards the vision
that President Nicolas Maduro is proposing: the recognition of the other,”
explained Ochoa.
About the protesters
Ochoa explained that “they are not really students, they are members of
irregular forces.”
In its note
about the interview, the Agencias
Venezolana de Noticias added its usual editorial paragraph explaining the
context of the news:
Since last February
anti-chavista sectors have perpetrated violent actions with the aim of
generating a coup d’état, [these actions] have left 39 dead, hundreds of
injured people, and damaged infrastructure, all behind a façade of student protests.
(Image form the
Telesur webpage)
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