Venezuelan President Delcy Rodriguez called on citizens to overcome their differences and unite in demanding the lifting of US sanctions. This call she made at an event commemorating the 24th anniversary of Hugo Chavez's return to power after a coup. Rodriguez also recalled the US attack on January 3 in Caracas, which resulted in the capture of President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Deputy Cilia Flores. 'We went through January 3. We know what it meant. We immediately said we would face the US government head-on to resolve our differences and understand each other as countries,' she noted. On Monday, Delcy Rodriguez appointed former Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino Lopez as the new Minister of Agriculture and Land, replacing Julio Leon Heredia, who held the position since February 2025. '(Padrino Lopez) takes on the commitment to boost agricultural production to guarantee national supply and contribute to the country's new diversified economic model,' Rodriguez stated in her Telegram channel.
