Dictator Nicolás Maduro said Vatican letter calling for dialogue in Venezuela was “full of poison”

The dictator of Venezuela, Nicolas maduro, requested this wednesday explanations to Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin, on the letter he sent to the country’s main employer, Fedecámaras, which, according to the president, was responsible for “to hate”.

“Explain to us, Pietro Parolin, what does it have to do, what do you have to do, as chancellor of the Vatican, in Venezuela? And send a letter full of poison, hate, intrigue, cynicism, attacks“Maduro said in an act referring to the celebration of the annual assembly of Fedecámaras in which a letter sent by the cardinal was read.

The letter criticized by Maduro was read by the auxiliary bishop of Caracas, Ricardo Barreto, and, in the same, Parolin asked to promote dialogue in the country.

In the text, it was stated that “it is important that civil society is also a protagonist in resolving the current crisis“It lives in Venezuela.

The solution to this “This will only happen if Venezuelans and, in particular, those with some sort of political responsibility, are ready to sit down and negotiate in a serious way.Parolin considered in the letter.

To reach agreements that open the door to solutions, Parolin assured that “political will of the actors“, as well as the availability for”let the common good prevail over private interests and responsible support from civil society and the international community”.

Finally, the Vatican Secretary of State assured in the letter read by Barreto that, if a negotiation succeeds, “great generosity and great patience will be necessary”.

For Maduro, this message is “a rare thing” and after asking Parolin for an explanation, he doubted he had written it..

“I don’t know if he sent it, they say he sent a letter. I just wonder, I don’t think, that Prieto Parolin has a lot of work in Rome (…) I don’t think he wrote it, really, “he said.

The agent also disqualified the auxiliary bishop of Caracas and said he was the only “discordant” in the Fedecámaras assembly who, despite his marked differences with the regime, chose to invite the vice president, Delcy Rodríguez, to the event.

(With information from EFE)

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