The President of the Council of Ministers, Gustavo Adrianzenreported that Peruvian diplomats residing in Venezuela left that country on Thursday, after the breaking of diplomatic relations between both states.
He also said that the delegation is in Colombia waiting to return to Peru.
“The [funcionarios] Peruvians have already left Venezuela, they have had to take a flight to Colombiaare happily safe and probably soon arriving in Peru,” said the head of the PCM to the press after participating in the solemn session for the 220th anniversary of the Lima Bar Association.
“We are concerned today [jueves] The deadline for Venezuelan diplomatic officials to leave the country after the declaration of the breaking off of diplomatic relations has expired,” he said.
What is the situation of Peruvians in Venezuela?
The Prime Minister also referred to the situation of his fellow citizens in Venezuela, where the embassy has suspended its consular services.
On this matter, he commented that they will ask “a friendly republic” to take charge of these representation tasks and that Venezuela will do the same in the Peruafter its embassy announced the indefinite suspension of its activities.
“This is not the first time that a situation like this has happened and countries have mechanisms to prevent their compatriots on both sides of the country from being left helpless. I presume that in the next few days we will give the good news that there is a sister republic that is assisting our compatriots in Venezuela And the same thing will happen here with the Venezuelans,” he told reporters.
The President of the Cabinet of Ministers, finally, reiterated that Peru is following with “deep attention and concern” what is happening at this time in Venezuela.
“We want to express what has already been said officially, Peruvian State He hopes that the full record can be reviewed as soon as possible, a full count of the records can be carried out, and of course, with the presence of observers,” he concluded.
Foreign ministers of Chile and Colombia discuss crisis in Venezuela
The foreign ministers of Chili and Colombia discussed the situation in Venezuela, reaffirming the commitment of both countries to find a diplomatic solution to the crisis in the region.
Chilean Foreign Minister Alberto van Klaveren reported on his conversation with his Colombian counterpart, Luis Gilberto Murillo, highlighting Chile’s support for the recent joint statement by the governments of Colombia, Brazil and Mexico. Van Klaveren said: “A few minutes ago I spoke with my Colombian colleague, Luis Gilberto Murillo, to whom I expressed the support of the Government of Chile.” Chili to this statement and reiterated our willingness to collaborate in all necessary ways to move towards a diplomatic solution to the crisis in Venezuela.”
For his part, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Colombia, Luis Gilberto Murillo, highlighted the importance of regional cooperation to achieve political peace. “We appreciate the support of the Government of Chile to the joint statement issued by the Governments of Colombia, Brazil and Mexico“In my conversation with my Chilean counterpart, Alberto van Klaveren, we discussed the importance of achieving political peace in our region,” Murillo said.
