Bolivia and Chile also joined this statement due to the non-publication of the disaggregated results of the presidential elections held on July 28 in Venezuela.
The presidents of Argentina, Javier Milei; Paraguay, Santiago Peña, and Uruguay, Luis Lacalle Pou, expressed their “extreme concern about the situation in Venezuela and reaffirmed their commitment to the “defense and strengthening” of democratic institutions.
This is highlighted in a statement published this December 7 on the official website of the Mercosur which also details that both Bolivia and Chile joined said letter due to the non-publication of the disaggregated results of the presidential elections held on July 28.
In that sense, the authorities of these nations particularly urged the Venezuelan authorities to grant the “necessary safe conduct” for the six people asylum at the headquarters of the Argentine Embassy in Caracas.
In turn, they thanked the president of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, for the protection granted to said headquarters.
The authorities of these countries spoke on the occasion of the LXV Summit of Presidents of Mercosur held this Friday, December 6, in the city of Montevideo.
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