The former Speaker of the House of Italy revealed that a "great parliamentary event in South America in solidarity with Venezuela" is being prepared

The former chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Italian Senate, Pier Ferdinando Casini, revealed Wednesday that he is getting ready "a great parliamentary event in South America in solidarity with Venezuela " in the midst of a serious crisis that crosses the Caribbean country.

S addressing reporters during an event at the Argentine Congress among which was present Infobae, Casini, who was also former president of the Lower House and currently sits at the Italian Interparliamentary who is part of the international organization of parliaments, said after a meeting with the interim president of the Argentine Senate Federico Pinedo they emphasized "the need to show solidarity with the Venezuelan parliament".

"One thing is the job that governments can do, another thing is the necessary solidarity that must be given between parliaments"said Casini. "So, from the Qatar meeting we are going to have in early April with the Inter-Parliamentary Union (UIP), the idea is to be able to realize a great parliamentary event of solidarity with Venezuela in South America. "

It will be, according to Casini, "an event that speaks the language of parliaments " because "The only legitimate organ in Venezuela is the National Assembly."

For Casini, the need to show solidarity with his Venezuelan colleagues came after the Maduro regime "He denied them access to Parliament, paid them their three-year salary and did not recognize parliamentary immunities."

"There is a clear totalitarian drift and, therefore, we need parliaments to make our voices heard", he said. "If we do not do it now with parliamentarians like us who are being discriminated against, I do not know when we are going to wake up."

Casini, a man with a long political career in his country, He also referred to the position of the Italian Government regarding the Venezuelan crisis, divided between a straight League, supporter of the fall of the dictator Nicolás Maduro and an antisystem Five-star movement (M5S) who does not want interference. This division has made Italy is the only major European country not to have recognized Mr Guaidó as acting president of the country.

"For us from the opposition, the Italian position does not satisfy us", says Casini, On the other hand, he acknowledged that "some progress has been made" and that the five-star movement is changing its position. "I hope that in the coming months the maturing of the Italian position will continue"he said.

At the end of the regime, Casini estimated that the recent arrival of Russian military in the Caribbean country " a symptom: even in the inner circle of the president, they no longer trust the Venezuelan armed forces ". "It's still a long process, but it's an important process. The armed forces must choose the people, he affirmed.

Casini also said that members of the large Italian community of Venezuela "They call us and make themselves heard because they're suffering."