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Time in Yerevan: 11:07,   28 March 2024

Venezuelan parliament declares state of emergency over power outage

Venezuelan parliament declares state of emergency over power outage

YEREVAN, MARCH 12, ARMENPRESS. The National Assembly (unicameral parliament) of Venezuela has declared a state of emergency in the country on March 11 over power outage on most of its territory by the proposal of opposition leader Juan Guaido, TASS reports citing AFP.

“The state of emergency is declared in all parts of the country because of the catastrophic situation that resulted from interruptions in power supply”, AFP quoted the parliament's resolution as saying.

Earlier Guaido requested the parliament to declare a state of emergency for 30 days in order to ensure an international assistance for the restoration of electricity in the country.

The draft decree proposed by Guaido, who declared himself as interim president, also tasks “Venezuela's Armed Forces with mobilizing all resources necessary for adequate protection of facilities and employees of [state energy company] Corpoelec”.

Edited and translated by Aneta Harutyunyan








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