Thousands of Venezuelan
Militiamen to Swear In
CARACAS - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez
confirmed that about 34,000 members of the
Bolivarian Militias, a body encouraging the
people take part in defensive tasks, will
swear in Tuesday.
The act will take place at the Bolivar
Avenue, Caracas, where Venezuelans from the
capital and other parts of the country are
expected to attend.
There will be many persons there, Chavez
foretold during his Sunday program Alo
Presidente, held at the Miraflores Palace
yesterday to recall the coup on April 11,
2002 and the prompt civic-military response
that neutralized it.
The president noted the militias have the
mission of preparing along with the Armed
Forces to ensure the defense of national
sovereignty, in front of internal and
external threats.
"Let us create our battalions and groups of
combatants," he said calling upon the people
to join the Bolivarian Militias.
Chavez recalled that a factory to produce
AKM rifles is being built in Venezuelan.
"Rifles and ammunitions for the entire
people will be produced there," he pointed
out.
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