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Thirteen countries in Latin America, including Costa Rica and Honduras, called for a joint declaration on Monday, " immediate cessation of acts of violence, intimidation and violence. threats " in Nicaragua and the" dismantling of paramilitary groups ".
These countries also condemned the violence that caused "the loss of more than 300 lives and hundreds of wounded" in this country of Central America, as well as the repression "against students and civilians, says statement issued by several chancelleries.
In addition to Costa Rica and Honduras, the" special statement on the situation in Nicaragua "is supported by Argentina, Brazil , Colombia, Guatemala, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay and Peru – all belonging to Grupo de Lima -, as well as Uruguay and Ecuador [19659006] .In view of the presence of Chile among the signatories, later already included this South American country.The Chilean Ministry of Foreign Affairs also disseminated the declaration.
The 13 also exhort Managua to " reactivate the national dialogue "which" implies all parties to generate peaceful and lasting solutions "and to express their support to the Bishops of Nicaragua in their work" for the research and promotion of solutions to the conflict. "
The Government of Daniel Ortega and "other social actors" must demonstrate, in his opinion, his "commitment" with concrete results on "fundamental challenges of the country", such as "the holding of elections free, just and timely "in Nicaragua, according to the statement.
In April, some 280 people lost their lives in a wave of protests against a pension reform that became a claim to claim the ousting of Ortega's power.
The opposition accuses this former 72-year-old guerrilla, in power since 2007 and whose wife Rosario Murillo is the current vice president, to establish a dictatorship and calls for the presidential elections of 2021 to be anticipated next March.
The declaration of the 13 countries is dated in Brussels, where a meeting of the Foreign Ministers of the European Union (EU) and the Community of States of Latin America and the Caribbean (CELAC) took place until Tuesday.
The situation in the country of Central America was also discussed on the first day of the meeting. Chile says its Foreign Minister Roberto Ampuero will bring the issue to the meeting and Costa Rican Minister Epsy Campbell announced that she would request a statement from the forum.
The day before, European diplomacy condemned "acts of violence against students". and civilians "in Nicaragua, urging" to stop all violence "and to achieve" a peaceful and democratic solution in the country as part of the national dialogue. "
Authorities Nicaraguans also sought mediation from the country. EU, told AFP a European diplomatic source, for whom accepting it would have meant "a loss of credibility" before an "autocratic and kleptocratic regime".
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