“Our policy has not changed. Edmundo Gonzalez had the majority of votes. We are now focused on working with both sides for a democratic transition.“said US Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Mark Wells.
At a press conference, the official said that is “in favor of dialogue” of the diplomatic initiative and assured that They maintain “very close” coordination with these three American governments.
“We will urge the parties to start some discussionsa dialogue, there is no deadline, we are just going to insist on how they can represent the will of the Venezuelan people who It was manifested by the vote of July 28. We are ready for support any dialogue“, said the official about the situation in Venezuela.
In this regard, Wells added that the position of Joe Biden’s government in the face of the social and political crisis is “to insist on a dialogue in which unite the democratic partsthe parts Venezuelans, to talk about a sovereign future for Venezuelans, a democratic future that respects democratic norms”.
Brazil, Mexico and Colombia urged Maduro to publish the electoral records
In a joint statement, the governments of Brazil, Colombia and Mexico called on “the electoral authorities of Venezuela to move forward quickly and make public the information broken down by polling station“.
“We congratulate and express our solidarity with the Venezuelan people, who turned out en masse to vote on July 28 to decide their own future. We are closely following the vote counting processsays the statement that was shared on the official X account of the president of Brazil, Luís Ignacio Lula da Silva.
“Disputes relating to the electoral process must be resolved by institutional means. The fundamental principle of popular sovereignty must be respected through impartial verification of the results,” says the letter signed also by the presidents of Colombia; Gustavo Petro and from Mexico; Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador
Finally, they closed: “We reiterate our willingness to support dialogue efforts and the search for agreements that benefit the Venezuelan people.”
Source: Ambito
