Nicolás Maduro's son says Venezuela cannot forget the US attack of January 3rd

Caracas.- Deputy Nicolás Maduro Guerra, son of President Nicolás Maduro, stated this Sunday that Venezuela cannot forget the United States military attack, which occurred on January 3rd, in which his father was captured along with the first lady, also deputy Cilia Flores. "When we see ourselves in the mirror, we cannot forget what happened on January 3rd and the calls for diplomacy and peace that we have been making," said the deputy during a religious gathering in Plaza Bolívar in Caracas, in the center of the city. "We are going to continue consolidating our country towards peace, towards the future, towards prosperity, and towards a victory," he added. However, he pointed out that "the mark" of the military attack will remain "for life."

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For her part, the mayor of Caracas, the Chavista Carmen Meléndez, assured that they will continue "all united" and reiterated the calls for national unity. He also indicated that the authorities are leading "social days" and "bringing psychologists, psychiatrists" to assist the population affected by the attacks, which occurred in Caracas and the states of La Guaira, Miranda and Aragua, all in the north of the country and near the capital. Maduro and Flores remain incarcerated in a federal prison in New York, after they were captured during the military operation and subsequently transferred to the United States. The then executive vice president, Delcy Rodríguez, was later sworn in as acting president of the country. The then-executive vice president, Delcy Rodríguez, was later sworn in as acting president of the country. The acting president initiated an "exploratory" process with the White House to resume diplomatic relations with the U.S. Rodríguez has promoted a reform of the hydrocarbons sector, which is being discussed in Parliament, while Caracas and Washington are going through a new stage in their bilateral relationship, marked by the US attack and the manifest interest of President Donald Trump in Venezuelan oil, whose sale he has anticipated that his country will manage.