President of Colombia Gustav Petrourged him to choose a dialogue with the regime of Nicolás Maduro in Venezuelaand guaranteed that he would not sever diplomatic relations.
In his opinion, if the elections in Venezuela were not free, “because they were held under the conditions of an economic blockade, which is becoming obvious extortion,” then it is important to “support the thesis of the widest possible political dialogue, comprehensive lifting of the blockade.” and a new opportunity for the free expression of the people (llanero),” he wrote in X—.
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Peter did not attend Maduro’s inauguration and asked – despite his proximity – “we cannot recognize an election that was not free” and therefore they cannot recognize it.
Warning that he would not attend Nicolás Maduro’s inauguration, Petro rejected the capture of the director of the local organization Espacio Público and free speech advocate Carlos Correa, as well as Enrique Marquez, a former lawmaker and former independent presidential candidate.
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One of the actions Peter took in response to a tense day in Venezuela was to move Foreign Minister Luis Gilbert Murillo and Interior Minister Juan Fernando Cristo to Cucuta (the main border city) to “guarantee regional peace and stability.”
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