President Maduro installs the National Defense Council


The President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, installed on Tuesday the Council for the Defense and Security of the Nation, with the objective of evaluating and balancing the strengths of the State, as well as the victories obtained as a State and the tasks of each public power, the constituent power and the people, in order to advance in the political stability of the country.
In a joint radio and television broadcast, he indicated that the protection of the Republic should be guaranteed against any interference that seeks to destabilize or coerce the free expression of the will of the people, to strengthen and defend the public powers of the State, the conscience and organization of the Venezuelan people, both in its sectoral and territorial dimension, in order to guarantee the integral defense of the Homeland.
He confirmed that there has been made an attempt to impose an extremist scheme against Venezuela in order to destroy the State: “When we speak of a coup d’état it is about the destruction of the State, not only the attempt to overthrow the legitimate president, a failed attempt which will continue to fail, but to destroy the State, to affect the social life and the society, and to take over the political, economic, military, media power of our country”.
In this regard, he asked the Defense Council for the greatest effort in each area of action to guarantee the greatest sum of political stability, economic recovery and unity among Venezuelans.