The president of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro Moros, expressed the solidarity of the Venezuelan Government and people with the Prime Minister of Slovakia, Robert Fico, after the assassination attack against his persona.
The national leader wished the high Slovak official a speedy recovery, and repudiated the violent act as an attack on the will of free peoples.
“From Venezuela we stand in solidarity with the Prime Minister of Slovakia, Robert Fico, in the face of the attack of which he has been a victim, we wish him a speedy recovery and we condemn this vile act. There should be no room in the world for intolerance and criminal methods that attempt to attack and impact against the will of free peoples in their desire to build a new world.”
This Wednesday, May 15, the premier was attacked by a 71-year-old man, Juraj Cintula, a writer from the city of Levice, who shot him in the chest and abdomen, as he left a Cabinet meeting. in the city of Handlová. The head of government was transferred to a hospital in the city of Banská Bystrica, by helicopter, and underwent successful surgery. The aggressor was detained while Fico’s health status remains in «serious» condition, according to medical reports.
“From Venezuela we express our solidarity with the Prime Minister of Slovakia, Robert Fico, in the face of the attack of which he has been a victim, we wish him a speedy recovery and we condemn this vile act. There should be no room in the world for intolerance and criminal methods that… pic.twitter.com/EQEZ5nx85r”
— Nicolás Maduro (@NicolasMaduro) May 16, 2024
