Nicolás Maduro has enthusiastically joined the initiative of his Colombian ally, Gustavo Petro, who has convened an international summit in Bogotá next week with European countries (including Spain), the United States and Latin American governments. "All the support for the international conference to be successful. (It is about) a group of countries to support Venezuela in strengthening our peace and our democracy. Good opportunity to turn the page on sanctions," replied the "president town" during the start-up of his new television program, "Con Maduro".
The Bolivarian boss pointed out that his meeting this Sunday with Colombian Foreign Minister Álvaro Leyva, which lasted almost three hours, served to specify that the main objective of both parties is the withdrawal of sanctions, as he reiterated today in New York Peter himself. The coffee president will meet with Joe Biden on Friday with a declaration of intent as a visiting card: "That there be no sanctions and that there be more democracy in Venezuela."
Petro has also communicated to his interlocutors in Washington the need to withdraw the reward of 15 million dollars for anyone who helps to arrest Maduro.
The Colombian government counts for the International Conference on the Political Process in Venezuela on the 25th in Bogotá with the presence of 18 countries and the European Union, including Canada and other nearby Latin American governments, without confirming, such as Brazil, Chile and Argentina . The initial objective would be to unlock the open dialogue table in Mexico between the government and the opposition, which has the mediation of Norway. Maduro perceives these countries as a kind of "support group" for his demands.
"It is a good opportunity to look for ways to overcome this time of sanctions and blockades," insisted Maduro, who for the moment will not travel to Bogotá, although in his political agenda the visit to Colombia is indicated in capital letters in the face of its international whitening . Petro has already traveled three times to Caracas and the department of Táchira, on the Venezuelan side of the border, since he assumed the presidency of his country in August last year. In these months, the fraternal ties between the two presidents have strengthened, and they agreed to reopen the border and reactivate trade.
Who does plan to travel to the Colombian capital next Saturday is the opposition delegation, led by former mayor Gerardo Blyde, with the aim of meeting with Petro upon his return from Washington, sources from the Unitary Platform confirmed to EL MUNDO. The members of the G-3 (First Justice, A New Time and Democratic Action) have eagerly sought a meeting with the leftist leader.
The main demand of the opponents is that the elections scheduled for next year be democratic and fair, something that is not happening today. Two of the nine anti-Chavista candidates for the October primaries, Henrique Capriles and Juan Guaidó, are disabled by Chavismo.
"Removing the sanctions extinguishes the possibility of an agreement and will give the regime a blank check to continue violating human rights. President Petro, are you going to behave as an ally of Maduro or of the Venezuelans? Will you speak out against the persecution politics and the free press?" questioned Guaidó, former president in charge of Venezuela.
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