Boric contradicts Lula: “The situation in Venezuela is not a narrative construction, it is reality”

The president of Chili, gabriel boricsaid this Tuesday that the situation of human rights in Venezuela it is a “serious reality” and not a “narrative construction”, as his Brazilian counterpart pointed out the day before, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.

“I respectfully stated that I had a discrepancy with what the president pointed out Lula yesterday (…) It is not a narrative construction, it is a serious reality”indicated the former student leader at a press point within the framework of the regional summit being held in Brasilia this Tuesday.

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“I have had the opportunity to see (that reality) in the eyes and in the pain of hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans who are in our homeland today and who also demand a firm and clear position”he added.

Unlike other progressive leaders in the region, Boric has been very critical of the Venezuelan president, Nicolas Madurobut he has always questioned the economic sanctions against the South American country and this Tuesday he urged United States and the European Union to withdraw them so that “The Venezuelan people can get ahead.”

The summit this Tuesday, organized by Lula and attended by eleven other regional leaders, is the first face to face between Boric and Ripe.

“We are glad that Venezuela return to multilateral instances because we believe that in these spaces is where problems are resolved and not with statements where we only attack each other”he pointed Boric.

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However, he added: “That cannot mean sweeping under the rug or turning a blind eye to issues that are of important principle to us,” as the defense of human rights.

Despite the criticism, Boric is trying to normalize relations with Venezuela and last week he appointed as the new ambassador in Caracas to Jaime Gazmuria position that had been empty since 2018.

In addition to Boric and Ripethe meeting called by Lula, is also attended by the leaders of Argentina, Alberto Fernandez; Bolivia, Luis Arce; Colombia, Gustavo Petro; Ecuador, Guillermo Lasso; Guyana, Irfaan Ali; Paraguay, Mario Abdo Benitez; Suriname, Chan Santokhi, and Uruguay, Luis Lacalle Pou.

Although the sessions are behind closed doors and there is no official transmission, the president of Uruguay, Luis Lacalle Poualso criticized Lula’s statements and, in a video that he posted on his social networks with part of his speech, urged not to “cover the sun with a finger”.

Source: Elcomercio

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