Venezuela’s interim leader Delcy Rodríguez dismissed her country’s top military commanders a day after appointing a new defense minister.
Rodríguez said Thursday that the new appointments will guarantee Venezuela’s “sovereignty, peace, stability and territorial integrity,” according to HINA.
The change in Caracas’ defense team follows Trump’s operation in Venezuela and the arrest of President Nicolás Maduro in early January. Since then, Rodríguez has distanced herself from her predecessor’s rule and worked closely with Washington, and the two countries restored diplomatic relations in early March.
Military appointments include new commanders of the Navy, Air Force and Army. On Wednesday, Rodríguez reshuffled her interim government, which included the removal of Maduro ally Vladimir Padrino López as defense minister.
(Vijesti.ba)
