Argentina to the UN: "The Security Council can not remain indifferent to this dramatic situation in Venezuela"

In the context of an emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council (UN) convened by the United States to deal with the political and humanitarian crisis in Venezuela, the representative of Argentina before the UN Martín García Moritán He reiterated the position of Mauricio Macri's government on this issue and ratified "Juan Guaidó as President in charge of Venezuela".

"Argentina, with a large part of the international community, ignored the legitimacy of Nicolás Maduro's mandate initiated on January 10 because of the electoral process of May 20, 2018 that did not meet the criteria for being considered free, democratic and transparent. "said García Moritán at the meeting held in New York.

In this sense, he listed a series of measures implemented by the Macri government in order to pressure the Maduro government to put an end to the persecution of opposition leaders, including "the ban on entry of senior plan officials, the suspension of the application of the visa waiver agreement in official diplomatic pbadports, alerts addressed to banking entities and regarding the risks of collaborating with the Venezuelan government or with companies owned or controlled by the Venezuelan government, among others. "

García Moritán pointed out in this regard that "in the context of mbad demonstrations of the Venezuelan people of January 23," Argentina "recognized Guaidó to the presidency of Venezuela as well as to many other states".

The ambbadador added that "on January 24, at the request of Argentina and other countries, the Permanent Council of the OAS met in extraordinary session to consider recent events in Venezuela ". Following these deliberations, 16 countries signed a declaration in which the constitutional authority of the National Assembly is ratified and that Juan Guaidó is recognized as president in charge of Venezuela. "

"At that time, several international actors have again proposed dialogue initiatives to overcome this crisis." Argentina is always committed to dialogue, but to be propitious, dialogue requires the good faith of the parties involved. In this sense, Argentina reminds that the process of dialogue of Santo Domingo failed due to Maduro's lack of real dialogue will. Therefore, Argentina warns against the risk that dialogue initiatives promoted in good faith by international actors will be manipulated by the Maduro regime, turning them into delaying tactics, "said the diplomat.

In his presentation, García Moritán said that "the UN and its member states must provide support to facilitate a peaceful transition to free, democratic and transparent elections in a timely manner." the serious political, economic and humanitarian crisis that has been raging in Venezuela for too long ".

After declaring that the Venezuelan crisis "had a regional and global scope", he condemned "the repressive actions of the Maduro regime against the Venezuelan people" and recalled that the Argentine government "had asked the Prosecutor General of the International Criminal Court , with other countries, the opening of an investigation into the alleged commission of human rights violations in that country and the promotion of the suspension of Venezuela from Mercosur, under the Ushuaia protocol on democratic commitment. "

Finally, the diplomat urged the Security Council to "reaffirm its role in defending international peace and security" because "the relevance and effectiveness of the UN itself are evaluated by our peoples and by the international community ". light of its ability to act in the face of this unprecedented complex crisis in America. "The Security Council can not remain indifferent to this dramatic situation which, for Argentina, poses a threat to international peace and security because of its dramatic repercussions, particularly for the Venezuelan people and the region."He concluded.