The president, Luis Lacalle Poutravels this Thursday to Dominican Republic to participate in the presidential inauguration of Luis Abinader in his second term in the Caribbean country, and could also participate in a summit of Latin American presidents regarding the situation in Venezuela.
The president travels accompanied by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Omar Paganini heading to the Dominican Republic after carrying out the transfer of power a few hours ago with the vice president, Beatriz Argimónwho will occupy his position until Sunday when Lacalle Pou returns.
The president of Colombia will also participate in the inauguration of the new president, Gustavo Petro; Ecuador, Daniel Noboa and Paraguay, Santiago Peña. The Argentine Foreign Minister will also be present, Diana Mondino, the king of Spain, Felipe VIas well as the leaders of Guatemala, Honduras, Belize and Costa Rica.
Expectations for a summit on Venezuela
In addition to the inauguration, the government has raised expectations about a possible summit between Latin American presidents regarding the political and social crisis that Venezuela is going through.
The meeting was proposed by the President of Panama, Jose Raul Mulinoalthough it has not yet been confirmed whether the meeting between the presidents will take place.
Regarding the situation in Venezuela, Uruguay The country has had a clear position from the beginning. This week, Foreign Minister Paganini described the situation in this country as “desperate” while categorically describing the regime of Nicolas Maduro.
“The regime attempted fraud, it was very clear, it did not go beyond that issue and what it is doing is repression, it is persecuting people, it is arresting people, it is making people disappear, there are dead people in the streets,” he told Ámbito and other media present at the conversation with the nationalist presidential candidate, Alvaro Delgado, in the Chamber of Commerce and Services (CCySUy)“The regime is turning to its worst side, which is that of a ferocious dictatorship,” he stressed.
In addition, Paganini recalled the case of the former opposition governor William Davilawho is a Uruguayan resident and has been missing for a few days. “There are many like him and we hope that the Venezuelan government comes to its senses, realizes that it is internationally isolated, that it does not have the support of its people, that its population did not vote for it and that, if possible, a path to democratic transition is opened as soon as possible,” he added.
Source: Ambito
