The chancellor Omar Paganini reinforced against the Organization of American States (OAS) the condemnatory stance of Uruguay on the development of the elections in Venezuela and said the body “should feel ashamed” of the failure of the motion to reveal the voting records.
“We cannot understand how we were unable to pass a very clear motion on this issue, perfectly suited to this situation. This body should feel ashamed for not having achieved this,” he said. Paganini during his speech before the Permanent Council of the OAS for the irregularities in the Caribbean country.
The speech was given during an extraordinary session held in Washington, The text received 17 votes in favor, none against, 11 abstentions (including Brazil, Colombia and Mexico) and 5 absences, so it did not achieve the support of the absolute majority to be approved.
The speech was recognized via social networks by the opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, She praised the words and wrote: “Your message reaches the heart of every Venezuelan who is fighting today for the truth to be respected and who will not give up until they achieve it.” “We won and we will claim victory, with the support of the democratic nations of the region and the world,” said the historic anti-Chavez leader.
For Uruguay “it is not a question of right or left”
In this context, Paganini pointed out: “For Uruguay This is not a topic of ideology, Whether it is right or left, whether it is a bloc or a geopolitical alignment, it is a question of human rights and democracy. Today the question is between democracy or dictatorship, between transparency or fraud, between freedom or repression.
“We do not intend to give lessons to anyone, but we will not allow ourselves to be approached without the respect we deserve as a country that understands the rule of law as the key to our collective existence and that we always strive for a Latin America free and democratic”.
“This has been our approach, on the side of peaceful and tolerant coexistence that the continent demands, always expressing ourselves with clarity and common sense,” he said. Minister of Foreign Affairs.
And he added: “The Uruguay It is a free country, we are proud of our democratic model of coexistence. In it, thousands of Venezuelans find the territory and peace to be free, to find their destiny and build a future for themselves and their families. Uruguay embraces them as children of the country, knowing that they come from a place where they are not happy.”
“All the States of America, the international and civil society organizations, the political parties and the citizens who believe in democracy, must demand that the regime Venezuela total and unrestricted respect for the human rights, especially to life, freedom and the expression of thought, since he has finally heard the clamor of the international community that is asking for transparency and a return to the path of democracy,” said Paganini.
Source: Ambito
