The Chilean President, Gabriel Boricasked this Tuesday during his speech at the CELAC Summit the release of “opponents who are still unworthily detained” in Nicaragua and assured that Peru needs a “change of course” in the face of the “unacceptable” violence of the last month.
“We cannot be indifferent when today in our sister nation of the Peru people who go out to march and demand what they consider fair end up shot by whoever should defend them”, Indian Boric before the plenary of the block.
The Chilean president, who makes his debut in a conclave of the celac following assuming power a year ago, stressed “the urgent need for a change of course in Peru.
“The balance that the path of repression and violence has left -following the failed self-coup of former President Pedro Castillo- is unacceptable”, added.
Boricwho since he came to power has harshly criticized the authoritarian regimes in the region and for this reason many analysts consider him a benchmark for the new Latin American left, also referred to the crisis in Venezuela and called for the return of the South American country “to multinational forums ”.
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“The policy of exclusion does not offer authentic or lasting results. This is demonstrated by the history of our Latin America and the Caribbean with the ignominious blockade of the United States to Cuba and more recently to Venezuela”, pointed.
the venezuelan Nicolas Maduro It was the great unknown of the last days and the uncertainty regarding his participation remained almost until the end.
On Monday followingnoon, the Venezuelan government reported an alleged “aggression plan” by the “neo-fascist right” once morest the delegation that Maduro was going to lead and that Foreign Minister Yvan Gil would travel in his place.
Boric, however, called for “free, fair and transparent” elections in Venezuela for 2024 and expressed his government’s desire to “collaborate in the dialogue between the different sectors of the country to find a way out” of the crisis.
“Outside of democracy there is no possible freedom or dignity (…) The dictatorship (in Chile) abruptly taught us through blood and fire the effects of relativizing democracy and human rights,” added the former student leader, who asked condemn the violations of human rights “regardless of the political persuasion of who governs.”
“Democracy must be respected especially in free elections when the one with whom I disagree wins and human rights are civilizing advances that must be respected.”, he concluded.
The VII Celac Summit brings together representatives of the 33 countries of Latin America and the Caribbean this Tuesday at the central Sheraton hotel in Buenos Aires.
In addition to BoricThe conclave was attended by regarding fifteen heads of state and government, including Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (Brazil), Luis Alberto Arce (Bolivia), Luis Lacalle Pou (Uruguay), Gustavo Petro (Colombia), Miguel Díaz-Canel (Cuba) and Xiomara Castro (Honduras).
