Presidents of Uruguay, Chile, Colombia and Ecuador condemn Maduro regime at Ibero-American summit

The presidents of Uruguay, Colombia, Ecuador and Chile devoted time to their messages before the 27th Ibero-American Summit to condemn the dictatorship of Nicolás Maduro, represented at the international forum. Luis Lacalle Pou and Iván Duque, Lenin Moreno and Sebastián Piñera made reference to the regime, either by rejecting its presence there or by calling for a democratic solution for the Caribbean country.

Uruguayan president urged Maduro to “urgently open the doors to democracy” in the Caribbean country.

After delivering a message in which he lamented the “individualism” in which countries pledge to seek resources to deal with the pandemic – despite the fact that “global health is linked” – and to ask for ” decisions in the short, medium and long term “To oil the international articulation through the institutions, Lacalle Pou expressed:I do not want to end without dwelling on an issue that concerns our country, the government and the international community.“.

“We would like to talk by looking each other in the eye. It is easier to transmit and receive answers, but when faced with the impossibility, clearly confirm and appeal to the possibility that Mr. Maduro or whoever represents him, tell you on behalf of our government that you urgently need to open the doors to democracySaid the president, who conveyed his message practically due to the semi-face-to-face format of the summit taking place in Andorra.

The Maduro regime, represented by Vice-President Delcy Rodríguez, did not respond to Lacalle Pou’s questioning during his speech. He sharply criticized Colombian President Iván Duque, as various representatives of Chavism usually do. “If humanity saw itself in Duque as a mirror, the results would undoubtedly be apocalyptic, ”Rodríguez said..

The Colombian president also had words for the dictatorship, indicating during his passage in front of the microphone that “all countries must embrace democracy and reject any expression of dictatorship”. “Failure to act makes us legitimators,” added Duque, who also called on countries to make donations to meet the demand for resources implied by the arrival of “millions of Venezuelan brothers who have emerged from dictatorship.”

Sebastian piñera expressed for its part its “full and total commitment to freedom and the values ​​of human rights in Venezuela”, while Lenin Moreno He regretted that “the delegate of the Maduro government, who does not respect political ethics or good governance, much less respect for the human rights of the people he claims to represent, has joined this summit”.

The four countries are part of the Lima group I the International contact group, two international organizations seeking to find a solution to the current situation in which the Caribbean country is plunged, which has caused a massive exodus of its population, as well as deep and parallel political, economic, social and health crises.

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