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Acting pres. Delcy Rodriguez and Barbados PM Mia Motley visit Barbadian field hospital for earthquake victims in Guarenas. teleSUR
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00:08We go live to Venezuela as the Prime Minister of Barbados, Mia Motley, is arriving to the
00:18Guarena State in the field hospital where was installed the hospital coming from Barbados
00:26in the fields of the school Ruben Gonzalez. That was sent to support the
00:33Venezuelan people after the two powerful earthquakes that destroyed the
00:39country on 24th of two months ago. This was support coming from Barbados standing
00:49their solidarity on their hands coming from Barbados. This humanitarian aid to
00:55strengthen the healthcare destined to support that and the attention to those
01:06affected for the emergency. This field hospital type 2 has the capacity to
01:15attend more than 40 patients and they are as we see right now the live images
01:22they are coming the Prime Minister of Barbados who arrived today in the
01:28Venezuelan country in the early hours of the morning around 11 40 and as we see
01:37that she is greeting all the team that have been at their disposal of the
01:42Venezuelan people alongside her is the Venezuelan acting president Darcy
01:47Rodriguez. All the staff medical staff from coming from Barbados that have been here
01:52from the very first moment supporting and taking care of those affected this is
01:58the receival that they give to the authorities to the Prime Minister and the
02:05President adapting president of the of Venezuela Desi Rodriguez alongside we have
02:11Carlos Carlos Alvarado minister of the popular power and alongside all these
02:17officials all the delegations that is accompanying the Prime Minister of Baromiya
02:23Motri that at this time she is supervising these labors of the hospital that is being
02:34placed in place in the state of Miranda in the in Guarena specifically in the
02:40municipality of Plaza a multidisciplinary team 14 rescue teams that came alongside
02:48with them to give support in the first moment they responded in a very first
02:58moment and give support to all the Venezuelan team following the earthquakes
03:04that destroyed the country two months ago and let's remember that they have
03:11Venezuela and Barbados have established diplomatic relations on September 25 1969
03:18Venezuela was the first Latin American country to establish relations with Barbados
03:22just three years after the Caribbean nation's independence so Venezuela and
03:27Barbados have a long relationship a very tight relationship with Barbados and
03:36this few hospital that they are visiting right now they are supervising in let's
03:41remember they have 40 spaces to attend those affected and this has allowed to to see how
03:55this hospital type 2 has been working that have been placed in Guarenas in the state of Miranda all
04:04the nurses that have been deployed since last month of July the ambassador of Barbados to Venezuela that is
04:14also present there he was at the forefront in the this show of solidarity it is important to highlight
04:21that several parts of the state of Guarenas were affected and several families also were affected
04:30and their medical attention there have been at the forefront have been immediate after these to these two powerful
04:40earthquakes that destroyed the country two months ago as we see the live images the prime minister alongside the Venezuela
04:49president president president of the Rodriguez of supervising this hospital field type 2 and this world
05:01given care health care assistance to more than seven seven fields that were affected people has been displaced it
05:18the most important the most important thing of this corporation coming from Barbados was the mobilization of the human resources
05:26that they send they send a team of multidisciplinary team coming from more than 50 people at first a first
05:36team of 14
05:3715 rescue teams and specialized technicians that came 27 of them that landed in Venezuela territory and came to give
05:51support and show
05:52solidarity after these two powerful earthquakes that destroyed the country
06:05this level of compromise comes from a transfer of capacity in a not political world that transcends
06:17beyond the expectation that she the prime minister of Barbados at that moment Mia Motili she said that that it
06:26was a honor to
06:27support Venezuela in those times of tragedy, with this humanistic action, the
06:42reaffirm of the integration of the Caribbean, a show of the solidarity in
06:51the Caribbean. We see this image at this time, live images of the Prime Minister of Barbado, Mia Motley,
07:00alongside the acting president of Venezuela, Darcy Rodriguez, and a whole staff and a whole
07:08staff that have been accompanied with a delegation that came also from Barbado,
07:12accompanying and supervising this field hospital type 2 that was placed in Guarenas, in Miranda State,
07:22following the two powerful earthquakes that destroyed the country two months ago. This
07:28has been a show of solidarity and support coming from the government of Barbado that has been since
07:35the very first moment supporting this the government of Venezuela and the people of Venezuela those
07:43affected by the hard-hit earthquake. Following two months we have these live images right now
07:54in Miranda State and we see the whole supervision of the Prime Minister and alongside the acting
08:04president supervising this field hospital that as we have been saying have the capacity to attend 40
08:11people and is fully equipped with technology of the highest tech technology that have been x-rayed and
08:23we can see many of the places of the field hospital right now with these images this equipment
08:34has been operated alongside the medical team from Barbados alongside with the Venezuelan team also they have been sharing this
08:46moment and this has been a very important step in the solidarity in the Caribbean and we are going to
08:59listen to some of the statements at this time the acting president of the Caribbean and we are going to
09:04listen to some of the statements at this time.
09:04As you see, I'm grateful to hear the statement at this time and I gave it a very grateful to
09:10receive the prime minister of Barbados Mia Motley and I'm grateful to receive the prime minister of Barbados Mia Motley.
09:16And I have alluded to that the prime minister of Barbados, Mia Motley,
09:34During the terrible hours of the double
09:39terremoto that impacted Venezuela, the first
09:43minister was very careful of us, of our
09:47people, sent rescuers, humanitarian
09:50aid, CARICON, and sent this extraordinary
09:56campaign hospital that is here in Guarenas.
10:00During the first terrible hours, right after
10:03the double earthquake, Prime Minister Mudley
10:06was in constant contact with us.
10:08She coordinated help from CARICOM.
10:10She sent humanitarian help from Barbados.
10:12And also, she was able to send this wonderful
10:15hospital direct from Barbados to here.
10:18Así que, querida primera ministra, gracias por todo
10:23su apoyo y su amor al pueblo venezolano.
10:26Pero hoy también hemos tenido reuniones bilaterales
10:30con los equipos ministeriales de Barbados y de Venezuela.
10:34Y hemos suscrito una declaración conjunta.
10:37So, dear Prime Minister, thank you so much for your love and
10:40support to the people of Venezuela.
10:42But today, we also held ministerial meetings for the joint work
10:48between Venezuela and Barbados.
10:50Because we have been able to do so pizza in many areas.
10:53And we have come with us as well.
10:54And, we have to use the door to bless the first minister and I will
10:58be working in different small areas.
11:02En everything in different areas, like energy, agriculture,
11:22So today we signed agreements to start working in agriculture, in culture, in education,
11:31in tourism, also in air and maritime travel.
11:35And today we also signed a joint declaration for the work to come.
11:41Y otros proyectos que hemos estado hablando, caminando, fuimos a un centro de formación productiva
11:49a mostrarle a la primera ministra cómo funciona la economía comunal y del emprendimiento
11:56en Venezuela.
11:57And other projects that we discussed while working.
12:00We visited today production units to show the prime minister how communal economy is working
12:08here in Venezuela.
12:09Y que nosotros podamos estrechar nuestras relaciones comerciales también.
12:14Así que con todo este abanico de temas que van desde la energía hasta el transporte,
12:19cultura, intercambio de idiomas en el área educativa, tenemos para trabajar y acercar mucho más
12:29a nuestros pueblos.
12:31So in all these projects in tourism, education, language exchange, we have so many fields where
12:38the relationship between our peoples can be strengthened.
12:41Yo le decía cuando la visité en Barbados que quería que los maestros, las maestras venezolanas
12:47pudieran tener cursos de inglés y que nuestros maestros fueran a Barbados a enseñar el idioma
12:53del castellano.
12:54I told her when I visited her in Barbados that I would love for our teachers to go there
12:59and teach Spanish and for their teachers to come here and teach English as well.
13:25And we have discussed today all areas where we have potentialities that we share.
13:31the potential of Barbados and Venezuela to become a touristic multi-destination.
13:39Countries and sectors where we can work together.
13:43Y yo le agradezco a la primera ministra porque la considero una amiga personal,
13:49pero también una amiga con quien coincidimos en el amor y la paz por la humanidad.
13:55Gracias, PM.
13:56And I also thank the prime minister because I consider her not only a close person also
14:02we coincide in many, many endeavors such as our love for peace and the peoples of the world.
14:09So thank you so much, Prime Minister.
14:30And we will listen to the statements of Darcy Rodriguez, the acting president of Venezuela.
14:37Right now we are going to listen also to the statements of the prime minister of Barbados,
14:44Mia Motley.
14:47But more so for the Barbados who have been working here for the last few weeks
14:53in providing the medical support and services to the people of this area in Venezuela.
15:00Muchísimas gracias, señora presidenta.
15:02Quiero agradecerle no solamente por su cordial bienvenida, sino también por la calurosa
15:06bienvenida que le han dado a todos los barbadienses que están trabajando acá en este hospital
15:11y a todos los que están acá en Venezuela en este momento.
15:13As you said, from the time we heard about the first earthquake and then the second earthquake,
15:21we were in continuous communication because we were truly worried about what was happening
15:27and the extent to which you have now had to face such a tremendous loss of lives
15:33and dislocation for others who have been lucky enough not to have lost their lives.
15:40Y desde el primer momento que escuchamos del primer terremoto y del segundo terremoto,
15:45estuvimos en muy cercano contacto y en constante contacto porque sabíamos de todas las dificultades
15:50que están enfrentando y de todos los retos, no solamente con respecto a la pérdida de vidas,
15:55sino al desplazamiento de las personas que perdieron todo lo que tienen.
15:59We belong to the same neighborhood and we have the same family and friends.
16:06And therefore we understood that it was our duty to show solidarity and to work with you in times of
16:12grave stress.
16:13Y pertenece a vecindario. Tenemos también, por supuesto, los mismos amigos, los mismos familiares
16:18y supimos desde el primer momento que debíamos concentrarnos en brindar nuestra solidaridad
16:24para poder ayudar en estos momentos de grandes dificultades.
16:28As you said earlier, we share the same love for people
16:32and we want to ensure that wherever persons are in need, particularly as a result of natural disasters
16:40or elements of the climate crisis, that we believe that it could be anyone of us.
16:45And therefore it is always important for us to step up to the plate and help each other.
16:50Y, como lo dijo usted, somos personas que compartimos el amor por la gente
16:56y supimos desde siempre que es muy importante estar presentes con nuestra solidaridad en cualquier lugar,
17:03especialmente donde se trate de personas afectadas por desastres naturales.
17:07Estamos aquí para ayudarlos.
17:31¿Y qué significa esto? ¿Cómo se ve esto de hecho? Se ve aquí expresado en esta delegación.
17:37Tengo aquí el comandante conmigo que ha estado a cargo de todas las delegaciones
17:41que han estado presentes en este momento de asistencia desde el primer momento.
17:46¿Qué más se ve esto de hecho?
17:48Hemos, en este hospital, hemos dicho que hemos podido tratar más de 2.700 pacientes
17:55con más de 73 cirugías que han sido tomadas.
18:00¿Y cómo más se ve eso?
18:01Tenemos aquí la presencia de este hospital donde hemos sido capaces de tratar más de 2.700 pacientes
18:08y realizar más de 73 operaciones.
18:11Esto ha sido comparado con lo que otros con más grandes países han sido capaz de hacer.
18:16Y, por lo tanto, quiero que ustedes saben que el uso de este hospital,
18:24combinado con la donación de tiempo de los Bajanos que han venido,
18:30sea de la Armada o de los servicios de salud,
18:34es un regalo con amor al pueblo de Venezuela, porque no podemos dar vida mal,
18:40pero podemos ayudar a reducir la dolor para aquellos que han sufrido.
18:45Y para nosotros es muy importante que sepan que la presencia aquí de este hospital
18:50representa la ayuda que mandando a todos los barbadienses que están acá,
18:56bien sean del ejército o bien sean del sector de salud,
19:00es la representación del amor, porque no podemos devolver la vida,
19:04pero podemos definitivamente dar amor.
19:24Y también me complace mucho tener conmigo a un representante
19:29quien fue anteriormente miembro del Parlamento
19:31y uno de los ministros excelentes que trabajaron en mi gobierno,
19:34el doctor Duby, quien es cirujano bucal y estuvo la semana pasada
19:39realizando operaciones cirugías bucales aquí en este hospital.
19:43And I'd like to salute David Clark from the Barbados Defense Force
19:49and also Commander Goodrich.
19:51They have been anchoring everything here on behalf of us and the Barbados Defense Force.
19:58And I want you to know that we do not take for granted the sacrifices which you have made
20:04to ensure that this can happen for the people of Venezuela.
20:08Y quiero saludar especialmente de igual manera al Comandante Goodrich
20:12y al Comandante Clark quienes han estado acá asegurándose que todas las delegaciones
20:17trabajen optimamente trayendo en nuestra representación la solidaridad del pueblo de Barbados.
20:23Indeed, we thank you.
20:25Y de hecho, le damos mucho las gracias.
20:30And all of the other Bajans who I see behind there hiding in the back,
20:35I want you to thank the ones who are not here
20:38and to let you know that I've come to let you know that your sacrifice
20:42is truly appreciated by the rest of us at home
20:46because you're carrying the Barbados flag high for us.
20:50Y quiero además que sepan a todos los Barbadienses que están aquí atrás escondidos
20:54y a todos aquellos que no están, que les den nuestro mensaje
20:57que estamos muy orgullosos de que sean nuestros representantes en esta tierra
21:01que traigan en alto y dejen en alto la bandera de Barbados.
21:06And finally, I'd like to thank our ambassador, Aquinas Clark,
21:10who has been a Trojan in making sure that the relationship between our two countries
21:15continues to become stronger and stronger and stronger.
21:31I genuinely believe that your training as a member of the Barbados Defense Force
21:36before taking up this diplomatic posting the last few years
21:40has allowed you to be able to equip yourself in the manner in which you have,
21:47and also to be a true, true, stellar ambassador of our nation.
22:11And we thank as well the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and all of the officials
22:15who will have also ensured that this can be as smooth a journey as it has been the last few
22:22weeks.
22:35Barbados is not a large country, but we have a large heart.
22:40Barbados no es un país muy grande, pero tenemos un muy gran corazón.
22:44And while we may not be able to give what others can,
22:48we can do what we can with love and with compassion.
22:53And that is why we continue to work with the people of Venezuela because there have been occasions,
22:59especially in the last 50 years, where the government and people of Venezuela
23:04have been there for Barbados and the people of the Caribbean generally.
23:08Barbados es un país que no tiene tantísimo para dar, pero damos todo lo que tenemos en amor y compasión,
23:14y nos aseguramos siempre de poder retribuir a Venezuela todo aquello que ha dado en los últimos 15 años
23:20donde han habido profundas manifestaciones de solidaridad con nosotros.
23:31Esta colaboración ha sido primariamente, primordialmente en el sector de energía y en el sector de transporte y movilización de
23:38la gente entre nuestros dos países.
23:40We believe the time has come, as we said in our previous meeting, to deepen that cooperation now
23:46in very tangible ways from the areas of agriculture and food, security, fisheries, tourism, international transport,
23:57be it air or maritime transport, and of course, education and health.
24:02Y sabemos que ha llegado el momento donde podemos profundizar y hacer nuestra solidaridad y nuestro trabajo contigo
24:12de una manera mucho más tangible en todo lo que tiene que ver con agricultura, con soberanía alimenticia,
24:18con el transporte aéreo y marítimo, e igual con la educación.
24:22The convias of flights between Venezuela and Barbados will make it easier for this not to simply be a matter
24:29about governments cooperating,
24:31but people to people cooperation as well, and trade.
24:35Los vuelos de confianza están por demostrar que esto no se trata solamente de relaciones entre dos gobiernos,
24:42sino de la cooperación directamente entre sus gentes y de la manera también de mejorar el comercio.
24:48We understand the importance of being able to give our people affordable access to food,
24:54and we believe that this is the first area in which we can truly see the tangible signs of cooperation
25:02emerging.
25:16There are already imports in fruit that is flowing, but we would like to add production to those imports so
25:23that it becomes sustainable for both countries.
25:25And there are already imports of fruits, but we want to add other imports to ensure that the cooperation between
25:35the two countries is sustainable.
25:37On the issue of language, we have had in the past sporadic examples of training.
25:43We want to put that on a more solid footing, as Madam President, you said, with teachers coming from Venezuela
25:50to Barbados,
25:51and Barbados sending teachers to Venezuela also for periods of time, so that our people truly can become bilingual.
26:19We are too close geographically to allow language and history to separate us.
26:33And we hope that from January 2027 that we can get the exchange of teachers going, as well as making
26:42provision for more persons to come to Barbados to learn English,
26:47and more persons to come to Venezuela to learn Spanish in the areas that are professional or work related,
26:57where people have already left the school system.
27:20So, Madam President, I thank you for your hospitality, but above all else, we continue to work together.
27:28In ways that will bring honor and value to our people, and hopefully to make all of our people's sleep
27:36easier by recognizing that if we work collaboratively,
27:40we can make a difference, as we have done here, in a very small way to the people of this
27:45region,
27:46where 2,700 people would have received relief purely by reason of the decision to bring this hospital to this
27:54place after this horrific set of earthquakes.
28:20This is what mature diplomacy looks like. We will not always agree on everything, but with those areas in which
28:27we can agree with.
28:28We must make progress always for our people. Thank you.
28:37Thank you very much.
28:43Those were the statements of the Prime Minister of Barbados, Mia Motley,
28:49following the visit that we were seeing right now, live images, following the visit of this few hospitals in Guarenas,
28:57Miranda State,
28:58a field hospital that was provided by Barbados, following the earthquake that struck the country 2 months ago.
29:06That's what I was saying. Those were the statements. In these statements, we were listening first,
29:10the Aptin President of Venezuela, following this visit of the Prime Minister of Barbados, Mia Motley,
29:15to the field hospital Type 2 in Guarenas, Miranda State.
29:18In this context, the Aptin President said that they have signed a joint declaration in order to work together
29:24in fields like agriculture, transportation, tourism, and more.
29:29The Aptin President, Darcy Rodriguez, said that they have been working since the morning,
29:33having several meetings in order to continue strengthening the relations of both countries.
29:38On the other hand, the Prime Minister of Barbados, Mia Motley, thanked the Aptin President
29:42for the welcome the Venezuelan government gave to the barbarians that are working in the country.
29:47Motley said that they were assured that her government needed to be present and show solidarity
29:53since the very first moment following the earthquake that struck the country.
29:57The Prime Minister also said that solidarity is shown through the presence of the field hospital
30:02where more than 1,000 patients were treated and more than 70 surgeries were performed.
30:09In this context, Motley said that this was a gift coming from love and solidarity.
30:14Motley took the opportunity to thank the commander that is at the forefront of the medical team,
30:19stating that her government does not take their sacrifice for granted.
30:24She also thanked the Ambassador of Barbaros to Venezuela and all the senior officials present in the place.
30:29The Prime Minister said also that the time has come to deepen the collaboration and the solidarity,
30:34referring to agriculture, tourism, marine transportation, food, and more.
30:38Motley said also that they want to add food production to the cooperation between both countries.
30:43She also made reference to an inter-exchange of teachers in order to improve languages.
30:48In this context, she said that both countries are too close geographically to allow language to be a barrier.
30:54Finally, she thanked once again the Aptin President of Venezuela, Delci Rodriguez,
30:58who affirmed the joint work, the collaboration, and solidarity of both countries.
31:03And this statement is coming from the Aptin President of Venezuela, Delci Rodriguez,
31:07and the Prime Minister of Barbados, Mia Motley, in her official visit to the country,
31:13following the visit that they both were making to the field hospital Type II in Guarenas in Miranda States
31:20that was provided by Barbados following the two earthquakes that destroyed the country two months ago.
31:26We will keep you informed about this and more in a coming news brief.
31:29Stay tuned with Telesur English.