Former presidents of the IDEA group warned against "interference" by Russia, China and Cuba in Venezuela

More than 20 former heads of state and government of Latin America warned Tuesday against "very dangerous"evolution of the Venezuelan crisis and the"interference"of Russia, China and Cubaas well as the official "permissiveness" that makes Colombian guerrilla control over "vast" regions of Venezuela.

Former presidents gathered in the Democratic Initiative of Spain and the Americas (IDEA) called "cessation of any form of foreign intervention not in accordance with international public order"in a joint statement.

They warned of theentry into the Venezuelan territory of a Russian military mission that, as his authorities indicate from Moscow, he will remain there "as long as necessary", they said in the letter.

They called him "serious" that Venezuela authorizes Russia, the only country to which President Nicolás Maduro has authorized humanitarian aid for his country ",the landing of TU-160 nuclear bombers, known as White Swan"

Former presidents, including Spain's José María Aznar and Colombians Álvaro Uribe and Andrés Pastrana, warned that "Russians and Chinese, their largest arms suppliers (from Venezuela), like Cubans, exert control over oil and mining activities in the south." from the country.

They added that these countries receive "the majority"benefits of these activities"using them as security against the Republic of Venezuela for the debts that bind it"

The former leaders pointed out that this interference added to some 220,000 Cubans, "the sons of Fidel", that "they exercise control over the military scaffolding and the de facto governmentfrom Venezuela.

Similarly, they mentioned that Colombian paramilitary and narco-guerrilla groups controlled "large territorial spaces"in Venezuela with the tolerance of the Maduro regime.

There, "security and order maintain, with the permission of the de facto regime, groups of narco-Colombian guerrillas of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), the National Liberation Army (ELN) ) and parastatal criminal groups, "they detailed.

They called the "Independence"and to"cessation of all forms of foreign intervention"When looking for a transition to democracy in Venezuela"who is promoted to Venezuela from his National Assembly (NA)", majority of opposition.

Former presidents indicated that international humanitarian badistance should be based on "the principles of humanity, impartiality and neutrality, and must be strangers to any manipulation on the part of the powers, including criminals, who dominate Venezuela"

Moreover, they reiterated their support for the priorities set by Juan Guaidó, president of the AN and recognized by fifty countries, including the United States, as the interim president of Venezuela, from the "entry" urgent "of humanitarian aid.

Criticized that Maduro has "systematically denied the existence of a humanitarian crisis"and frustrated the entry of international humanitarian aid across its borders with Brazil and Colombia,"using paramilitary collectives and extermination brigades"

The IDEA declaration was also signed by former Presidents Vicente Fox and Felipe Calderón (Mexico), Oscar Arias, Rafael Angel Calderón, Laura Chinchilla and Miguel Angel Rodriguez (Costa Rica), Nicolás Ardito Barletta and Mireya Moscoso (Panama) and Enrique Bolaños . (Nicaragua).

Similarly, Alfredo Cristiani (El Salvador), Eduardo Frei (Chile), Lucio Gutierrez, Osvaldo Hurtado, Gustavo Noboa and Jamil Mahuad (Ecuador), Luis Alberto Lacalle (Uruguay), Jorge Tuto Quiroga (Bolivia) and Juan Carlos Wasmosy (Uruguay ). Paraguay).

The Chinese government has denied that soldiers of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) are in Venezuela to deliver humanitarian aid and military supplies to the country's government forces.

"I can badure you that all the information (on the presence of PLA soldiers in Venezuela) is completely false."said Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang.

"Our position in Venezuela is clear and consistent: we defend international law and the rules of international relations and we oppose any interference in the affairs of other countries," said the Chinese spokesman.

Geng said he hoped the Venezuelan government and opposition could "establish a dialogue" against "reconciliation" and that China would continue to "cooperate in various sectors" with this Caribbean country. .