The representative of Peru to the Organization of American States (OAS), José Luis Sardón, announced that next week the organization he is part of may reconsider the resolution that required the authorities of Venezuela publish the minutes of the elections that declared Nicolás Maduro the winner.
“I am happy to see that at the OAS there are some ambassadors who have begun to circulate the idea of reconsidering this situation. I hope that next week the required votes will be obtained (to approve this resolution),” he said in statements to RPP.
Jose Luis Sardon He also explained that when this resolution was brought before the Permanent Council of the OAS, it was clear that there were enough votes to approve it, but “it was a big surprise to see that one vote was missing.”
“I think it is very likely that next week this position will be reconsidered and there will be a majority vote,” said the Peruvian representative to the OAS during the interview.
In this regard, he explained that he had had some private conversations with some ambassadors from other countries, who indicated that it was necessary to “insist on reconsideration.”
Foreign Minister loses his temper at OAS meeting
Precisely on August 1st, the Organization of American States (OAS) called for a Extraordinary session in Washington DC to address electoral fraud in VenezuelaHowever, after a debate and due to a lack of votes, the representatives of the countries that make up the OAS established that the minutes of the electoral process should not be shown.
The rejection of the resolution that demanded the immediate publication of the minutes generated dissatisfaction among Foreign Minister Javier González-Olaechea, due to the irregularities.
He also highlighted the countries that voted in favour of this resolution, saying that they are ’17 countries committed to democracy’.
At that moment, his speech was interrupted by a supporter of Pedro Castillo, who shouted for his freedom and attacked President Dina Boluarte in this way.
“How can you talk about democracy if you have the constitutional president in prison?” was heard.
After finishing his speech, the president of the Permanent Council of the OAS, Ronald Sanders, called the foreign minister’s attention.
“We have heard it expressed in the way it has been expressed. But I must remind all those present in the room that this is a multilateral organisation, which has member states, which are all equal and we must show respect to all member states of this organisation, honourable foreign ministers, ministers and other representatives,” he said.
“Countries have the right to vote as they wish, including abstention if that is the wish of the delegation. They also have the right to vote against, just as they have the right to vote in favour of a resolution. Each member state has voted as they intended, given the circumstances in which we find ourselves today,” he added.
