In his first intervention before the Permanent Council of the Organization of American States (OAS)the representative of Peru before said organization, ambassador ROdolfo Enrique Coronado Molinareiterated his support for the recovery of democratic order in Venezuela “through a peaceful and institutional transition,” and added that said process “must emanate from a genuinely Venezuelan solution, led by Venezuelans themselves and based on the popular will freely expressed at the polls.”
“Our country maintains a firm commitment to the defense of democracy, the rule of law and human rights in the region in accordance with the Inter-American Democratic Charter. (…) This commitment is not only declarative or abstract,” he stressed.
In this context, Ambassador Coronado recalled how in recent years, “for strictly humanitarian reasons, Peru has welcomed nearly one and a half million Venezuelan citizens who were forced to leave their country as a consequence of the deep crisis generated by the regime of Nicolás Maduro.”
“This reality reinforces our conviction and our willingness to cooperate constructively in favor of a regional and multilateral effort aimed at reestablishing democratic institutions and the social and economic stability of Venezuela,” he said.
He stressed that Peru has been “clear and consistent in denouncing that Nicolás Maduro has exercised power in an illegitimate and dictatorial manner” and ignoring the results of the elections of July 28, 2024 that “did not invest him as winner.” Along these lines, he insisted that the democratic transition that Venezuela must take place “must have the broad and inclusive participation of all sectors of Venezuelan society and culminate with full respect for the majority decision expressed by the people of said country.”
Support for migrants
The representative of Peru to the OAS also highlighted the role of that organization in the democratic recovery of Venezuela “as a privileged space for dialogue, agreement and collective action, as well as for the strengthening of regional cooperation in the face of shared challenges, including transnational organized crime and the humanitarian and social impacts derived from the Venezuelan migration crisis.”
“The OAS is facing an enormous historic opportunity. In that sense, within the framework of the democratic transition process, it will be very important for this organization to reflect from a human rights perspective on mechanisms to support the Venezuelan diaspora who voluntarily wish to return to their country with the greatest guarantees of security, reintegration, dignity and complete respect for international law. (…) Peru expresses its full willingness to participate constructively in these conversations…”, he pointed out.
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