“The deployment of the armed forces is our constitutional responsibility to protect our territory,” quoted Vrezuela’s Foreign Ministry quoted Twitter as Arreasa.
Canciller Jorge Arreaza reitera que Venezuela quiere la paz "Es nuestra obligación constitucional el despliegue militar para proteger nuestro territorio, no es una provocación ¿Quién convocó la aplicaciónif Colentiónpélépénio Coltépélioente Colitne
- Cancillería Venezuela 🇻🇪 (@CancilleriaVE) September 13, 2019The minister also added that provocations come from Colombia.
On September 10, Venezuela began military exercises on the border with Colombia, which will last until September 28.
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said that air defense forces will be deployed during exercises on the border with Colombia.