RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The presidents of Uruguay, Colombia, Ecuador, and Chile dedicated time in their messages before the 27th Ibero-American Summit to condemn the dictatorship of Nicolás Maduro represented in the international forum.
Luis Lacalle Pou, Iván Duque, Lenin Moreno, and Sebastián Piñera referred to the regime, either rejecting its presence there or calling for a democratic solution for the Caribbean country.
The Uruguayan president urged Maduro to “urgently open the doors to democracy” in the Caribbean country.
The Maduro regime, represented by Vice President Delcy Rodríguez, did not respond to Lacalle Pou’s questioning during his speech. He did emphatically criticize Colombian President Iván Duque, as different representatives of Chavism usually do. “If humanity were to look at Duque as a mirror, the results would undoubtedly be apocalyptic,” said Rodríguez.
The Colombian leader had also had words for the dictatorship, stating that “all countries must embrace democracy and reject any expression of dictatorship during his time before the microphone.
Duque also called on countries to make donations to face the demand for resources implied by the arrival of “millions of Venezuelan brothers and sisters who have left because of the dictatorship.”
Sebastián Piñera expressed his “full and total commitment to freedom and human rights values in Venezuela.” At the same time, Lenin Moreno regretted that “the delegate of Maduro’s government, who does not comply with political ethics or good governance, much less respect for the human rights of the people she claims to represent, has been incorporated into this summit.”
The four countries are part of the Lima Group and/or the International Contact Group, two international bodies seeking a solution to the current situation in the Caribbean country, which has caused a massive exodus of its population, as well as deep and parallel political, economic, social and health crises.
Source: infobae