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Colombian Foreign Minister Carlos Holmes Trujillo today reiterated to the Washington-based Organization of American States (OAS) the need to respond to the Venezuelan migration crisis with regional and international measures. international.
"My country, under the government of President (Iván) Duque, has decided to tackle this migration crisis with national, regional and global measures," said Trujillo in a speech to the Permanent Council of the OAS .
The Colombian Minister of Foreign Affairs stressed that his executive had the "objective" to advance internal efforts, regional actions and contribute to the improvement of multilateral actions "to provide solutions to the crisis migration.
Later, Trujillo also asked journalists to set up a "financial platform" to cover the costs of this migration crisis, as well as to raise funds for this purpose. mission for which, he badured, will have the participation of development banks.
"There are no figures, but we are progressing with the construction of the regional financial platform involving the World Bank, the CAF (Latin American Development Bank) and the contribution of countries like the United States. and members of the European Union (EU), among other countries, "said Trujillo, who did not provide more details.
The Colombian Minister of Foreign Affairs meets today, during his visit to Washington, the leaders of the World Bank and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) to solve this problem, as he told him. – even specified.
Trujillo's words to the Permanent Council of the OAS provoked the reaction of Venezuela, whose representative Asbina Ixchel Marín accused the Colombian government of wanting to "overthrow" the executive of Venezuelan President Nicolás. Maduro, for "all possible means, including the army".
"The Colombian government has asked spokesmen to say that he wanted peace and others to say that he wanted the war." A few days later, it would appear that no one speaks only of diplomacy and that other days seem to be decided by the coup, "said Marín, who pointed out that the Colombian government had" self-appointed "to" overthrow " Maduro.
According to October data, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) estimate that nearly 2.5 million Venezuelans have left their country during last four years.
According to the Center for Justice and International Law (Cejil), its number is expected to reach 4 million by the end of 2018. EFE
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