Chacao Mayor Leopoldo López and Baruta Mayor Henrique Capriles held a press conference to answer to the threatening remarks made by Caracas Mayor Juan Barreto Tuesday night during a swearing-in ceremony of the members of the Metropolitan Public Policy-Making Council.

Mayor López promised to take legal action against Mayor Barreto, both for his enraged wording and the events at the end of the ceremony.

"To be sure, solicitation to hatred, mob law, confrontation was apparent. Yesterday's (Tuesday) message has serious results, not on mayors, but on people going through insecurity and violence resulting from crime," López commented.

For his part, Major Capriles Radonski vowed defense of municipalities and their residents. "Your threats, Mr. Barreto, failed to echo in our ears. We do not mind what you may say. Regrettably, your ineffectiveness has reached such intolerance levels," he said.