Cabello calls "miserable" those who compare the Venezuelan and Colombian governments in the face of earthquakes

Cabello once again defended the management of the interim government in the face of the double earthquake of June 24. Photo: Red X The Secretary General of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV), Diosdado Cabello, sent condolences to the Colombian people for the strong 7.4 magnitude earthquake, with its epicenter in the Chocó department, which has claimed at least 111 lives, according to official figures. At the weekly press conference of the red party in Caracas, Cabello highlighted that the interim government has made the Simon Bolívar International Brigade available to the neighboring country's government, with "high response capacity," for any requirements during the emergency caused by the earthquake that occurred on August 10. He also called those who compare the response of Abelardo De la Espriella's administration with that of Delcy Rodríguez during the first hours of the emergency to assist victims as "miserable." "There is no comparison because they are different events. The response (of the interim government) was coherent, immediate, efficient, and humane. We suffered two earthquakes plus a media earthquake and have come out victorious," emphasized the also Minister of Interior and Justice. He also complained about the work of "influencers" in La Guaira and that there was an attempt to manipulate the demolitions of buildings affected by the double earthquake that became uninhabitable but remained standing. He stressed that the work was carried out in a controlled manner and with the agreement of the victims' families at the sites. What he expects from dialogue Cabello indicated that during the meeting of the PSUV National Directorate, they "listened" to the members of the chavismo delegation in the newly established dialogue table between the 2025 parliament and the Delegated Commission of the National Assembly of 2015, "respecting" the confidentiality terms established for the process. He defended them again as "honorable people" and of "high moral standing to speak on behalf of the revolution." "An extraordinary political team. We have arguments, we support this opening space, hopefully those sectors that have refused to talk, to converse, to join, will do so because some go to dialogue only to appear and when it’s time to sign, they disappear; it happened in Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic). Delcy Rodríguez took charge and the first thing she said was: 'We are going to talk.' We sit down to talk with whoever," he emphasized. Alongside the parliament leader with a chavista majority, Jorge Rodríguez, are seated at the table promoted by the United States, through the State Department, the Minister of University Education, Ana María Sanjuán, the Vice Minister for "Vivir Bien Estudiantil," Génesis Garvett, the first Vice President of the AN, Pedro Infante, and deputies Jorge Arreaza and América Pérez. Regarding the opposition, he said that in the various dialogue processes so far, chavismo has not managed to get its opponents to keep "their word" because they have depended on the leadership in charge. "The opposition is seasonal; it depends on who is in charge. Ramos Allup, then Julio Borges, even (Omar) Barboza believed he was the boss, until the shining star of Juan Guaidó arrived. They are bosses if they hold a position, not because they have leadership. How many pieces does the opposition have right now? One expects that this sector keeps its word; we have our team, I don’t know if they can form a team," he said.