Colombian Foreign Minister Luis Gilberto Murillo assured that the Government will respond “in due time” to the invitation received by President Gustavo Petro for the inauguration of Nicolás Maduro as president of Venezuela on January 10.
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“We will respond to the invitation in due course,” the Minister of Foreign Affairs told journalists, who stressed that “Colombia’s position has always been very clear: if there are no minutes, there is no recognition.”
According to mediaPetro has already received the formal invitation for Maduro’s inauguration in Caracas after his questioned re-election on July 28, results that are not recognized by several foreign governments, while other countries such as Colombia ask for the publication of detailed results to clarify their victory.
The Venezuelan Minister of the Interior, Diosdado Cabello, pointed out this Tuesday that the Chavistas do have “reasons to celebrate”, Unlike the main opposition coalition – Democratic Unitary Platform (PUD) -, who denounced fraud in the elections and assures that his candidate, Edmundo González Urrutia, won the Presidency by a wide margin.
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Consulted on January 10, 2025, When the new presidential term will begin, Cabello reiterated that Maduro will be sworn in in a festive atmosphere, which is why he rejected the plans of González Urrutia – exiled in Spain – to take office that day, although so far the anti-Chavista has not explained how he hopes to achieve this. that goal.
Although Maduro’s re-election has been criticized by the international community, mainly due to the lack of support to confirm his victory at the polls, all the institutions of the Caribbean country – including the Armed Forces – They support the Chavista leader and see the PUD as coup plotters who intend to take power by force.
On November 19, Petro told Brazilian television that holding the elections in Venezuela was “a mistake.”
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Petro considered that in the elections last July there were no “a free vote” because there was a “blockade” due to the lack of transparency of the Executive of President Nicolás Maduro, for his decision not to disclose the records that prove the victory attributed to the president by the electoral authorities and validated by the supreme court.
In this regard, Foreign Minister Murillo stated that “What we said is, and the president raised it, that the process was being reviewed, he gave an opinion (…) We will respond to the invitation that the president has received.”
EFE
