Venezuela's main airport remains as usual, despite Trump's assurances that airspace is closed
Venezuela has "roundly rejected" the US president's message and criticized the nation's "threat to sovereignty" and "attempt to give orders." du. "Venezuela will not accept orders, threats or interference from a foreign power."
Venezuela's main airports , i.e. Maiquetia Simon Bolivar International Airport.
Venezuela's main airport , i.e. Maiquetia Simon Bolivar International Airport, continues to operate normally even though US President\u00A0 \ u00a0 Donald Trump has assured us thatthe airspace is closed.
In this context, it has received aircraft from Barbados and Bogotá in recent hours, and flights to countries such as Panama, Curazao and Havana are planned, among others.
Similarly, air operations at another airport in Venezuela, Maracaibo, the capital of thestate of Zulia , have not been disturbed.
Trump warned in a message on the Truth social network that airlines and pilots must bear in mind that Venezuelan airspace will be "completely closed. "
"A message to all airlines, pilots, drug traffickers and human traffickers: the airspace in and around Venezuela is completely closed. Thank you for your attention!
Venezuela has "roundly rejected"the US president's message and criticized the nation's" threat to sovereignty "and" attempt to give orders. " du." Venezuela will not accept orders, threats or interference from a foreign power. "
"This type of declaration is a hostile, unilateral and arbitrary act, incompatible with the most basic principles of international law, and is part of a permanent policy of aggression against our country, with colonial intentions regarding our Latin American region," says the note released by Venezuela.
The New York Times reports a telephone conversation between Trump and Venezuelan President NicolasMaduro , postponing a possible meeting between the two leaders.
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