'Sample Of Brotherhood': Venezuelan FM Thanks PM Modi After Visiting India's Field Hospital

Published 4 July 2026 · health

'Sample Of Brotherhood': Venezuelan FM Thanks PM Modi After Visiting India's Field Hospital Published By, Last Updated: July 04, 2026, 14:46 IST Highlighting the scale

'Sample Of Brotherhood': Venezuelan FM Thanks PM Modi After Visiting India's Field Hospital Published By, Last Updated: July 04, 2026, 14:46 IST Highlighting the scale of medical assistance being provided, Gil said the hospital has been treating nearly 400 people every day and offering a range of healthcare services. Rapid Read Yvan Gil visited the field hospital established by India under Operation Amistad. (X/@MEAIndia) Venezuelan Foreign Minister Yvan Gil on Saturday visited the field hospital established by India under Operation Amistad, praising the medical assistance being provided to earthquake-affected people and expressing gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for India’s support. Accompanied by India’s Ambassador to Venezuela, PK Ashok Babu, Gil described the facility as a symbol of solidarity between the two countries. “We want to inform you that we have toured this field hospital. A field hospital that has been set up by the Government of India, a friendly government, a brotherly government. Ashok Babu, ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary, is with us here from India in Venezuela, the commander who has been in charge of operations here, the colleague Julio Leon, who is the director of the Hippodrome Institute, President of the Hippodrome Institute, facilities that are providing services for the installation of this hospital," he said.

Highlighting the scale of medical assistance being provided, Gil said the hospital has been treating nearly 400 people every day and offering a range of healthcare services. “We have seen that 400 people a day are being assisted in various matters. We’re going to see in the videos people who have been beaten, fractured, hematoma, during earthquakes. We have seen people who are also getting dental care, an Gil also linked India’s humanitarian assistance to the recent engagement between the two countries following Venezuelan Acting President Delcy Rodriguez’s visit to India. “I would like to thank the government of India and its Prime Minister Modi. We recently visited India, and here’s a sample of brotherhood. This is the brotherhood of peoples, serving the Venezuelan people, accompanying us in this moment of grief. I repeat, more than 400 people are treated daily at this field hospital, primarily people who have been affected during the seismic events of June 24," he said. Expressing appreciation on behalf of Venezuela, Gil thanked the Indian government and the medical teams working at the field hospital. “We have no words to thank you, ambassador, so, well, please forward to the Government of India, part of the Acting President Delcy Rodriguez, all our love, all our dedication, Commander, to the Armed Forces personnel, From India, who are here, doctors, nurses, paramedics, who have been working tirelessly 24 hours a day daily at this hospital, thanks to the Hippodrome Institute, who has also been providing all the logistical support for the installation," he said.