Mike Pompeo met Martín Vizcarra and congratulated Peru "for its generosity" after hosting some 700,000 Venezuelan refugees

The Secretary of State of the United States, Mike Pompeo, congratulated Saturday Peru "for its generosity" to have hosted some 700,000 Venezuelans who fled the political and humanitarian crisis in their country, after having met in Lima with the Peruvian President, Martin Vizcarra.

In a statement to the press at the Government Palace in Lima, Pompeo He added that Peru had felt the "disastrous effects" of the government of Nicolás Madurounknown by the international community for being illegally re-elected.

"Today, Peru hosts more than 700,000 refugees from Venezuela who do not receive services, water, or power outages."that is why the United States has "granted more than $ 30 million in aid to Peru to protect" these migrants, Pompeo.

The State Secretary also thanked Peru for "recognizing the interim government of Juan Guaidó" in Venezuela and stressed that responsibility for the exodus of refugees in the region went to Maduro himself. even.

"We have the same goals (with Peru) to encourage people to stay in their home country so that they do not need to migrate, we sincerely hope that they will return to their country of origin "he remarked.

Peruvian Foreign Minister Néstor Popolizio said that, from the Lima group, "we are working tirelessly to increase the pressure that isolates Maduro and the way we better help so that humanitarian aid can reach Venezuela ".

"In Venezuela, human rights are systematically violated, we must continue to isolate the illegitimate and dictatorial regime of Maduro", insisted Popolizio.

The Peruvian Minister recalled that Peru, with the Lima Group and the Organization of American States (OAS), are conducting a series of activities to complement the decisions taken not only by the United States, but also by the European Union, with a view to isolating the illegitimate regime of Mature

"We will continue to work in all areas that put pressure on Maduro, as well as on the internal pressure of the Venezuelan people, to help them recover democracy as soon as possible.", Said Popolizio.

Pompeo and the Peruvian President also spoke about the situation of bilateral trade, which has doubled since the signing of the trade promotion agreement in 2009, as well as the fight against corruption and drug trafficking, among other scourges of the country south American.

Chile and Paraguay have made a tour of the Secretary of State in South America. He will continue tomorrow at the border between Colombia and Venezuela to badyze the situation of thousands of migrants fleeing Venezuelan territory.