The government of Venezuela has condemned the Zimbabwe Defence Forces (ZDF) for seizing power from President Robert Mugabe. Venezuela called the military’s actions a coup although the ZDF itself has insisted that this is not a takeover of the government inisisting it is only interested in targeting the “criminals around the president” who have caused untold suffering to Zimbabweans through their corruption.
In a statement tweeted by Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza, Venezuela said:
Venezuela energetically condemns the rupture of the constitutional order in the Republic of Zimbabwe by a sector of the military.
The government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela calls for the immediate restoration of the democratic institution and the respect for the Constitution.
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