In relation to the expulsions of Venezuelans in Chile who have committed violations, Aisén Etcheverry said that “the process of expulsion of irregular immigrants is something that has been a priority for the Government.”
The minister(s) spokesperson for the Government of Chile, Aisen Etcheverryaddressed the political and social situation that Venezuela is experiencing and stated that “it is not up to us to proclaim presidents of other countries,” this in relation to Chile’s position regarding the figure of Edmundo González and after Nicolás Maduro assumed his third term.
Etcheverry highlighted that the president of Chile, Gabriel Boric, “was very emphatic regarding Chile’s position in relation to what is happening in Venezuela (…) Chile considers that Venezuela today is a dictatorship, that an “electoral fraud” occurred here. “But Chile has also been and has always expressed itself available to work on a solution regarding what is happening today with the Venezuelan people,” he noted. 24 Hours.
On January 7, the Chile’s Foreign Ministry reported its decision to end the mission of its ambassador in VenezuelaJaime Gazmuri.
Through a statement spread on social networks, the Chilean Ministry of Foreign Affairs explained that the measure responds to “the evolution of events” after the elections held in Venezuela in July of last year, after which “Nicolás Maduro has assured that “he will continue to be the president of that country from January 10,” after “the electoral fraud perpetrated.”
Regarding this, Etcheverry emphasized that “consular offices and consular services are maintained,” adding that “in Venezuela there are more than twelve thousand Chileans who live there and, therefore, for us as a Government it is important to maintain those services that are essential, the documents, the need to get a passport, for example, or to register your children, is part of what we need to protect and it is That is why consular services are maintained.
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In relation to the expulsions of Venezuelans in Chile who have committed violations, the authority said that “the process of expulsion of irregular immigrants is something that has been a priority by the Government.”
«We have a new plan that was announced a few weeks ago, which is reinforced with the incorporation of technology at the border, with plans and policies that have been implemented, with the improvement of border crossings, with the biometric registration of people who “They enter the country and with the permanent work that we do with the different countries precisely for that, the agreement that was signed with Bolivia a few weeks ago is an example of that,” he highlighted.
In that sense, he stated that “as a Government, we have expressed this in all spaces and we are working diplomatically on that, we need to continue with these processes.”
*Journalism in Venezuela is carried out in a hostile environment for the press with dozens of legal instruments in place to punish the word, especially the laws “against hate”, “against fascism” and “against the blockade.” This content was written taking into consideration the threats and limits that, consequently, have been imposed on the dissemination of information from within the country.
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