Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his recently elected Paraguayan counterpart, Santiago Peña Palacios, held a telephone conversation in which they ratified their willingness to reestablish political and diplomatic relations between the two countries.
This was reported in a statement by the Venezuelan Foreign Minister, Yvan Gil, on Monday afternoon on his Twitter account.
The letter reports that the Venezuelan president also “conveyed the congratulations of the Venezuelan people after the election day of this Sunday, April 30, in which Peña Palacios was elected.”
For his part, the president-elect thanked the conversation and conveyed to President Maduro “the determination to reestablish political and diplomatic relations between the two countries in the short term.”
The two highest authorities “voted to resume the path of the Latin American union in order to guarantee the prosperity” of the region and its peoples.
“The Bolivarian Government extends its good wishes to the Republic of Paraguay and renews its willingness and willingness to work constructively and respectfully in favor of the common interests of our nations,” the letter closes.
campaign promise
Santiago Peña Palacios had already pointed out during his electoral campaign the need to reestablish relations with the Venezuelan government led by Nicolás Maduro.
The Sunday before meeting the election result, in which he won with 42.73% of the votes, declared to local media that “Paraguay has to strengthen its relations with Venezuela. We did it during the last government”.
“We believe that democracy must be enriched by broad electoral processes and the defense of human rights. Our voice will always be a voice of support for the Venezuelan people. I have said it publicly, my intention is to restore relations with Venezuela, ”she expressed.
failed policy
Caracas and Asunción suspended contacts on January 11, 2019, when then-ruler Mario Abdo Benítez joined President Nicolás Maduro’s policy of ignorance and supported the failed US-sponsored “interim” project.
