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Vienna.- The United States Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, stated this Sunday that the situation in Venezuela is now much better than before the capture of President Nicolás Maduro on January 3rd and said that, although many countries did not like it, the operation was a success that he is proud of.
"There's still a long way to go, there's a lot of work to be done. But I can tell you that Venezuela is much better today than it was six weeks ago," said the head of US diplomacy at a press conference in Bratislava alongside Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, broadcast by the State Department.
Rubio reacted this way to a question to Fico, who condemned in his day the capture of Maduro on Venezuelan soil by US troops. The Prime Minister then described the operation, which included the bombing of military bases, as a test of the "breakdown of the world order created after the Second World War". Rubio stated that he is aware that there are close allies of the U.S. who "did not like" that operation on Venezuelan soil. In this regard, he said that these discrepancies do not mean that one cannot be partners since "countries express their opinion all the time".You may be interested in: Chavistas form a large image of Maduro and his wife with posters to ask for their freedom
"But I tell you one thing: it was a success. We are proud of it. It was necessary because that guy was a narcoterrorist; we made him several offers and he decided to reject them," he affirmed. The Secretary of State declared that, beyond opinions, "now everyone can agree that Venezuela has an opportunity for a new future that did not exist six weeks ago."
