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"This exodus must come to an end, it is a threat to the security of the United States, and as we respect its sovereignty, its borders, we insist that they respect ours," he said.
Pence made the remarks at the end of his trip that took him first to Ecuador and then to Guatemala during a message to the press with President Jimmy. Morales and Salvadoran President Salvador Sánchez Cerén and Honduras Juan Orlando Hernández
As previously mentioned by Alfredo Brito, Secretary for Social Communication of the Guatemalan presidency, the only subject of discussion will be the situation of migrants, a consequence of the of "zero tolerance" implemented by Washington.
And even if everything indicated that at the meeting there would be complaints from the Central Americans to accelerate the reunification of separated families in the United States, this is not the case. , was not like that.
Pence's message was overwhelming, demanding countries of the so-called "northern triangle" of Central America that they do much more to stop the migration.
Their countries need to "do more," he said. "At the southern border, other actions are needed and it is much more urgent than in the past."
The Vice President met with Central Americans after meeting with President of Ecuador Lenin Moreno, where he spoke of another "special threat to our security", the Venezuelan crisis.
Pence considered "incredible that one of the most dynamic countries and economies (of America) is now a failed state. The Venezuelan people are suffering, Venezuela was rich, now it is poor, it was free now it is oppressed … it's falling apart. "
Moreno replied that" both countries express our concern about the situation economic and humanitarian crisis in Venezuela, which has caused the exodus of more than two million Venezuelans to several countries, including Ecuador. "They can only be carried out by Venezuelans.
Ecuadorian position on this country differs openly from that of the last decade in the government of Rafael Correa, while he was a close ally of Caracas.
Moreno went further and also criticized and condemned the violence in Nicaragua, another country whose Ecuador was an ally.
Apart from this subject, Pence and Moreno address trade issues for the benefit of Ecuador, the protection of migrants, the fight against corruptionformer Ecuadorian refugees in the United States and security issues. From Caracas, President Nicolás Maduro said Wednesday that Venezuela is not attacked because it lacks democracy, but that the United States and Europe are seeking to demoralize and divide the Venezuelan people to get your hands on the riches of the country.
Not to mention the US Vice President's tour of the region, Maduro said that "whenever Mike Pence's venomous snake opens his mouth," he feels "stronger" and "clearer".
Washington has already imposed sanctions on Venezuela, but the government of President Donald Trump hopes to persuade countries in the region to increase pressure on the Venezuelan government.
Maduro won a second six-year term in May in an election boycotted by leading opposition parties and widely criticized by the United States and other countries.
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