The vice minister for Latin America of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Venezuela, Rander Peña, responded forcefully to the statement issued by the vice minister of Multilateral Affairs of Colombia, Mauricio Jaramillo, where he exposes the supposed “humanitarian situation of at least 40 Colombians deprived of liberty in Venezuela”, while urging not to fall into “microphone diplomacy.”
“Vice Chancellor Jaramillo, I assure you that Venezuela is a strong State, which protects its citizens and the Republic against any attempt at destabilization,” he reminded him through his Telegram account.
In this sense, he reiterated that in the Venezuelan nation there is no “humanitarian crisis” and, on the contrary, the rule of law is being applied, since there are people prosecuted by the Venezuelan justice system, mostly linked to paramilitary structures that entered the country for violent purposes, and in the face of this the State has acted with the firmness required by the law and the duty to preserve peace.
Peña urged the vice chancellor not to fall into the “microphone diplomacy” that so damages relations between Venezuela and Colombia, “especially at a time when so many lies about the truth of our nations, and when the northern empire attacks us and seeks to divide us.”
Finally, he pointed out that Venezuela does not attack, but it will not allow itself to be attacked and will enforce the rule of law to preserve the peace of the nation.
Colombia begins negotiations
The Vice Minister of Multilateral Affairs of Colombia, Mauricio Jaramillo Jassir, met with Ministry officials and local authorities to listen to the relatives of the Colombians detained in Venezuela, who warned about alleged human rights violations.
The meeting took place in the municipality of Villa del Rosario, Norte de Santander, at the National Border Attention Center (Cenaf).
After the meeting, the Chancellery He promised to raise again with the president, Gustavo Petro, and the chancellor, Rosa Villavicencio, the “undelayable” need to meet with the families of the detainees.
It was also agreed that on Thursday, October 16, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will share a “draft humanitarian mission to establish dissemination and outreach channels in Venezuela” with family members and other actors in the process.
Thus, a technical table will be installed with the participation of relatives, entities and some representatives of Congress to maintain constant monitoring of the commitments made, mainly by the Foreign Ministry, which also said that it will “seek contacts with the media” to address the “humanitarian emergency and the violations of human rights and international humanitarian law that the relatives of the detainees have publicly denounced.”
