What role is Colombia playing after not signing the OAS petition on Venezuela?

The Colombian Government assured that its abstention in the resolution of the Organization of American States (OAS) about Venezuela It was because he wants to maintain dialogue with Nicolas Maduro and said that, in any case, any pronouncement is “a salute to the flag“because that country is not part of the multilateral organization.

This was confirmed by EFE sources from the Colombian Foreign Ministry, who indicated that the OAS is not “the corresponding scenario to address issues related to the political situation in Venezuela“and that previous decisions of that organization on the Venezuelan country”have departed from neutrality“.

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The text presented at the extraordinary session of the OAS and which did not obtain the necessary support, urged the National Electoral Council (CNE) of Venezuela to what “immediately publish the voting results“on Sunday, during which, according to that organization, President Maduro obtained a third term, a result that has been rejected by the opposition and by part of the international community.

He also asked that “A comprehensive verification of the results is carried out in the presence of independent observation organisations to ensure the transparency, credibility and legitimacy of the results.“.

Venezuela submitted its request to leave the OAS in April 2017, after the multilateral organization called a meeting of foreign ministers to discuss the crisis in that country, a measure that became effective two years later, in April 2019.

Meanwhile, President Gustavo Petro has proposed on several occasions to rewrite the founding charter of the OAS and reintegrate Venezuela as a member.

(See: Why a resolution demanding Venezuela to reveal voting records failed at the OAS).

Gustavo Petro

EFE

Agreement to respect the results

The Colombian Government insisted on its call to “All political and social sectors of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to reach an agreement on guarantees and respect for the results of the electoral day of July 28“.

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This statement is known after Maduro said he explained to President Petro “many things“on Sunday’s elections.

Earlier, Petro asked the Maduro government for a “transparent” scrutiny and to accept the result, “whatever it was“, after two days of protests against the official result, since the main opposition coalition, the Democratic Unitary Platform (PUD) He claims that his candidate, Edmundo González Urrutia, won the elections by a wide margin.

“The serious doubts surrounding the Venezuelan electoral process could lead its people to a deep violent polarization with serious consequences of permanent division of a nation that has known how to unite many times in its history.“, Petro said.

In this regard, the source from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs explained to the agency EFE that isPetro’s government is in dialogue with Brazil and Mexico “to create the necessary conditions and seek an agreement for coexistence and political peace“.

(See: The explanation that Nicolás Maduro gave to Gustavo Petro about the elections):

He also stated that Colombia’s performances “will continue to adhere to the diplomatic principles of confidentiality, respect and non-interference“.