More than 90% of the country's population lives in poverty, and nearly 8 million Venezuelans have fled the country to escape violence and seek refuge, according to the Wilson Center. "They fled the country, not because they want to be tourists," Lamas continued, "It's because they forced them to look for a future, to look for food, and to look for health and a better life." "We're going to start to rebuild Venezuela, a beautiful country, a rich country that can help everybody else, and can be the example that we can have a transition, that we can destroy dictatorship without a war," Lamas said.
Author: Claire Weber
Published at: 2026-01-04 23:55:36
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