Namibia has joined the international community in condemning the seizure of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and First Lady Cilia Flores, calling for their immediate return.
Namibia hopes that countries of the Global South will stand together for the people of Venezuela.
Minister of International Relations and Trade Selma Ashipala-Musavyi made the remarks during a joint press conference in Moscow, Russia, with Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.
Russia's Ambassador to Namibia, Dmitry Lobach, visited the Venezuelan Embassy today to sign a book of condolences honouring Venezuelans and Cubans killed in the January 3 attack and kidnapping of President Nicolás Maduro and First Lady Cilia Flores.
People from Cuba, Venezuela, and various communities gathered at the Venezuelan Embassy in Windhoek, calling for peace and unity amid ongoing challenges in Venezuela and Cuba.
The Pan African Women's Organisation has affirmed its unwavering solidarity with the people of Venezuela, particularly its women and children, who too often bear the heaviest burden of aggression and conflict.
The Swapo Party has extended its solidarity with the people of Venezuela and with President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, following his unprecedented capture by the United States of America.
Venezuela's interim President, Delcy Rodríguez, says the country has the right to peace, development, sovereignty and a future.
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro appeared in a U.S. court following his capture and transfer to the United States.
Renowned Pan-Africanist Patrick Lumumba says the United States' foreign policy is increasingly displaying contradictions that reflect a power struggling to define its role in a changing global order.
Swanu leader Evilastus Kaaronda has called on Namibia and the global community to take a firm stand against what he terms foreign-driven regime change and continued global instability.
Kaaronda gave his stance on the abduction of Venezuela's president, Nicolas Maduro, and his wife.
