President Javier Milei launched harsh questions this Tuesday against his Venezuelan counterpart, Nicolás Maduro, and confirmed that Six opponents of that country are refugees in the national diplomatic headquarters of Caracas. Likewise, the president demanded an end to the “harassment” and “persecution” of Venezuelan opposition leaders, as well as the call for “free and democratic elections” in that country.
“The Argentine Republic, rooted in its historical vocation to promote and safeguard fundamental human rights, and exercising its effective commitment in this regard, expresses its concern regarding the deterioration of the institutional situation and acts of harassment and persecution directed against public figures in Venezuela,” said Milei through a message published on the account of the President’s Office.
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In this regard, he maintained that “with the support of the inviolability enshrined in Article 22 of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, of which both nations, Argentina and Venezuela, are signatories, has hosted opposition political leaders at the Official Residence of the Argentine Embassy in Caracas“.
In addition to this, the Government warned about a power outage at the diplomatic headquarters and He asked for the safety of those inside. “In this sense, the Argentine Republic expresses its concern about the incident that occurred yesterday, which resulted in the interruption of the electricity supply at the official residence in Caracas,” he indicated.
“And warns the government of Venezuela about any deliberate action that endangers the safety of Argentine diplomatic personnel and Venezuelan citizens under protection, remembering the obligation of the State to safeguard the facilities of the diplomatic mission against intrusions or damages and preserve its tranquility and dignity,” emphasized the message from the Argentine government.
In conclusion, the president urged “the socialist Nicolás Maduro to ensure the security and well-being of the Venezuelan people, as well as to call for transparent, free, democratic and competitive elections, without proscription of any kind“.
Argentina expressed its “concern” about the electoral situation in Venezuela
The refuge of the leaders occurred a day after the national government joined other countries in the region to question Maduro’s decision not to allow Venezuela’s opposition to nominate its candidate, Corina Yorisfor the next elections.
Through a statement, jointly with Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Paraguay, Peru and UruguayArgentina expressed its “serious concern about the persistent impediments in the registration in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela of presidential candidates before the National Electoral Council.”
The Democratic Unitary Platform (PUD), the strongest group in the Venezuelan opposition, denounced that it was unable to register the candidacy of Corina Yoris for the elections on July 28.
“The governments of the Argentine Republic, the Republic of Costa Rica, the Republic of Ecuador, the Republic of Guatemala, the Republic of Paraguay, the Republic of Peru and the Eastern Republic of Uruguay, express its serious concern regarding information linked to persistent impediments in the registration in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela of presidential candidates before the National Electoral Council, less than 24 hours before the end of the established period,” the text indicated.
And he added: “At this moment, the majority parties of the Venezuelan opposition—MUD and UNT— They have not been able to register their candidate, Corina Yoristo represent them in the next presidential elections.”
Argentina expressed its “serious concern” about Maduro’s blockade of the opposition candidate in Venezuela
“This situation, together with the previous disqualifications that have been in the public domain, adds questions about the integrity and transparency of the electoral process as a whole”said the document. Likewise, he highlighted that “these restrictions prevent progress towards elections that allow a democratization process to be carried out in sister Venezuela.”
And he concluded by urging “that the situation be reconsidered so that, at the end of the registration period, the citizens who meet the requirements enshrined in the Venezuelan Constitution can be duly registered, so that the brother Venezuelan people can freely choose their next government”the statement concluded.
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