In an event at the La Candelaria parish, Rodriguez stated that the response to the US after the operation will be diplomatic and in accordance with the international law.
Rodriguez also announced the upcoming construction of a monument in honor of all citizens who died in the US military incursion into Venezuela on January 3.
Venezuela's interim president Delcy Rodriguez said ties with the US have suffered an unprecedented strain but stressed economic diversification and openness to global markets, even as Washington announced Venezuela would use revenue from a new oil deal to buy US-made products.
Speaking with reporters in Thiruvananthapuram, he emphasised that the US operation violates sovereignty, territorial integrity, and the non-use of force in international disputes.
In a post on X, he said that Rodriguez is a devoted follower of Satya Sai Baba, just like her predecessor, Nicolas Maduro. She has visited his ashram in Puttaparthi, Andhra Pradesh, multiple times, including in August 2023 and October 2024. During her 2023 visit, she met with then-Vice Pr
Speaking to ANI he said, "The kidnapping or abduction of the head of state of Venezuela was a gross violation of international law. It was a military action that was unjustified. Now, what President Trump is doing is equally illegal. The interim government is being forced to sell oil to him.
"We are here governing alongside the people. The Government of Venezuela governs our country, no one else. There are no external agents governing Venezuela," Rodriguez said during the installation of the Agro-Food, Fishing, Communal and Industrial General Staff Commission. Her remarks were b
Speaking to the state broadcaster, Rodriguez said the mourning period was being declared to honour those who lost their lives during the operation, CNN reported.
China on Tuesday strongly criticised the US over its military strike on Venezuela's capital of Caracas, warning against pressure or any future intervention in other South American countries, noting that no nation should act as the "world's police or judge".
During their first court appearance in New York, Venezuela's deposed dictator Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, pleaded not guilty to all charges and accused the United States government of abducting them from their home in Venezuela, CNN reported.
Delcy Rodriguez has officially taken office as Venezuela's acting president, CNN reported. The oath of office was administered on Monday afternoon by her brother, National Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez.