Elisa Trotta: "We do not want there to be more deaths in Venezuela"

January 30, 2019

Named by Venezuelan President Juan Guaidó as Venezuela's representative in Buenos Aires, Elisa Trotta met with President Mauricio Macri on Tuesday. The president of Alianza Por Venezuela spoke to Marcelo Longobardi about the situation in his country.

I am baduming a huge commitment today: representing the government in charge of Venezuela in Argentina, always in tandem with the organization with which we have launched everything. @AlianzaXvzla pic.twitter.com/7zYjZwOTVP

– Elisa Trotta Gamus (@EliTrotta) January 29, 2019

Elisa Trotta Gamus he left Venezuela 10 years ago when Hugo Chavez He was still president of his country and Nicolás Maduro was one of the people who accompanied him everywhere. He arrived in Argentina in 2009 and from that time began to lead the Venezuelan opposition movement from the south. "Last year, and at the request of national deputies, we founded Alianza por Venezuela, of which I have been responsible for the presidency since the beginning. We were able to help a large majority of Venezuelans who arrive in a vulnerable situation in Argentina"He explained Trotta, who stressed that "I have been involved in political leadership since I was in the university".

This Wednesday, in session of the National Assembly, deputies and President Juan Guaidó have appointed diplomatic representatives of eleven countries having accepted his presidency. As Venezuela's diplomatic representative in Argentina, she was appointed Elisa Trota Gamos; for the United States Carlos Vecchio; for canada Orlando Viera; Guarequena Gutiérrez for Chile; Humberto Calderón in Colombia; María Faría in Costa Rica; René de Sola Quintero in Ecuador and Claudio Sandoval in Honduras.

They have also been designated as diplomats Carlos Scool for Peru and the MP Julio Borges as a representative of the Venezuelan State to the Lima Group, made up of 14 American countries.

Trotta was quickly received by President Mauricio Macri, who, he says, "He shows the unconditional support he has given to this struggle for democracy and freedom in Venezuela. For me, it was an honor to be with him"

As for the criticism of those who think that Juan Guaidó it's "self-designed", Trotta He explained: "In recent days, all the necessary conditions are in place, because the world, the democratic community, understood that it was a government usurpation. Juan Guaidó did not self-jury, Juan Guaidó was sworn in accordance with the Bolivarian Constitution of Venezuela."

"We have an unprecedented optimism on this occasion because we are certain that the law, the constitution, the Venezuelan people and the international community are with us.", Stressed the representative of Venezuela, who stressed that he wanted a peaceful solution to this conflict."We do not want there to be more deaths, mainly killed by the repression"Concludes the diplomat.