President Dina Boluarte reaffirmed the position of the Peruvian State against the electoral fraud in Venezuela that allowed the re-election of Nicolas Maduro as president.
During the ceremony for the 203rd anniversary of the creation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Boluarte Zegarra stressed that the defense of democracyfreedom and peace are the pillars of Peru’s foreign policy, which is why it condemned the lack of transparency in the Venezuelan elections and the manipulation of the results.
“Peru, through its Ministry of Foreign Affairs, has strongly condemned the Venezuelan electoral process, highlighting the lack of transparency and the manipulation of the results,” he said.
In this regard, the president demanded the government of Nicolás Maduro to respect the will of each of the citizens who went to vote on July 28. He also recalled that numerous statements were issued condemning fraud and violence.
“We have issued official statements to denounce these injustices and reaffirm our commitment to democracy and human rights,” he said.
President Boluarte asks Nicolás Maduro to respect the votes of Venezuelans
The president sent her solidarity and support to Venezuelan political leaders, despite ideological differences. ‘Our support has also extended to the leaders of the sister country of Venezuela. Here it doesn’t matter if they are from the right or the left. What prevails is respect,’ she said.
That is why he asked Nicolás Maduro to respect the election results so that they can improve relations between Venezuela and Peru.
“(…) What prevails here is respect. Respect for the will of each Venezuelan citizen, who at that democratic celebration on July 28th went to cast their vote of confidence to be able to determine their president in a new period of government. That is what we demand from Venezuela, so that we can understand each other,” he added.
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The president also mentioned that Peru hopes for a peaceful solution to the crisis in Venezuela and stressed that during the extraordinary assembly of the OAS the initiative that demanded the regime of Nicolas Maduro show the electoral records
“But also in international forums such as the OAS and the UN, and as our foreign minister has said, we have advocated for a peaceful and democratic solution to the crisis in this sister country, supporting resolutions to pressure the regime to respect democratic principles,” he said.
It should be noted that this initiative did not prosper, which generated The heated intervention of the chancellor against the representatives of the other countries who voted to abstain.
In turn, Javier Gonzáles Olaechea’s speech was not well received by the president ofThe Permanent Council of the OASwho called his attention by shouting, banging on the table and threatening him.
