Petro insists on an agreement that gives guarantees to the opposition in the elections of July 28

Petro advocates for transparent elections in Venezuela / Photo: EFE

Colombian President Gustavo Petro insisted on Wednesday on his proposal to reach a “national agreement” in Venezuela that would provide “maximum guarantees” for the opposition to participate in the July 28 elections and for the result to be respected.

“In my opinion, what I propose for Colombia is valid for Venezuela. A national agreement that in the Venezuelan case seeks the maximum guarantees for the opposition while respecting the upcoming election results,” Petro said in a message on his X account.

This agreement, which he proposed during his last visit to Venezuela following meeting with President Nicolás Maduro and also with representatives of the opposition, must “be raised as a unilateral declaration of State before the security commission for greater guarantee of all parties.”

Mediator

According to Petro, who has been acting as mediator in the Venezuelan crisis since he became president, following this agreement, “all economic blockades once morest the Venezuelan people should be lifted.”

Venezuela resumed talks with the United States last week following several months of back-and-forth and with the imminent presidential elections on July 28 in the Caribbean nation as a backdrop.

Bogota / EFE