Caracas, March 20, 2024.- The Executive Secretary of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America – People’s Trade Treaty (ALBA-TCP), Jorge Arreaza, rejected accusations made against countries of the bloc by the Head of the U.S. Southern Command, Laura J. Richardson, this Wednesday.

After labeling Venezuela, Cuba and Nicaragua as nations that support alleged “malign activities in the region”, Arreaza stated via the X social network that “As @ALBATCP Executive Secretary, I reject the cynicism, arrogance and insolence of this U.S. ‘Military Commander’. There is nothing that has contributed more to the destabilization of democratic processes in the region than Washington’s permanent and warlike interference”.

The Secretary of the Alliance added that for the Head of the Southern Command “it is not enough to confess that they intend to steal the natural resources of our countries, to now qualify and threaten the governments of the Bolivarian Alliance”.

Arreaza affirmed that Richardson, like all previous Commanders, will fail in their expansionist intentions to dominate the sovereign peoples of Latin America and the Caribbean.

Richardson made these statements on March 19 from Washington during a meeting with “international experts”. In this context, she accused especially Nicaragua, a member of ALBA, of supporting “malign activities” in the region.

In a public appearance at the Atlantic Council, the U.S. military officer stated that she is also “concerned” about China’s close relations with Latin American and Caribbean countries. The relations between the Asian country and the region are considered by Richardson as a “challenging” action for the United States.

Moreover, the Head of the Southern Command also said that although her country has good relations with Argentina, they consider the Chinese space program being developed in that country as a danger and a threat.