“It is an enormous honor that he has begun his freedom tour in Argentina. Now he is going to walk the path of what is going to be the greatest challenge of his life, which is to gain access to power in Venezuela and begin the reconstruction of that beautiful country,” Milei said hours after the meeting.
Considering that the Venezuelan leader will travel to his country on January 10, the Argentine President stated that “we are going to accompany him. We have been the first country to confront the Castro-Chavez dictatorship and recognize the triumph of Edmundo González Urrutia“.
He also referred to the public that was waiting for them in Plaza de Mayo: “I wanted Edmundo to be able to enjoy that moment and feel the strength of his compatriots, who do so much for Argentina. […] The feeling of freedom roared there“.
Interviewed on Miter radio, he confessed that González Urrutia gave him “the proof of the minutes that make it clear that they have won the election and that Maduro is stealing from them.” “At some point, Maduro is going to have to fall because of the disaster they have caused.“he added.
Furthermore, he considered that González Urrutia’s premise will have support from the United States: ““Trump has a very strong position against dictatorships”. After highlighting that the choice of Marco Rubio as Secretary of State represents a sign, he said that the future American president “is not going to hesitate and is not going to fail.”
Finally, he spoke about the case of Nahuel Gallothe Argentine gendarme kidnapped by the Venezuelan regime: “We are all clear about the complexity of the situation and the improper act in which an Argentine has been kidnapped.” “We hope that at some point Nahuel will be released and can return to Argentina, but first Edmundo must come to power”he acknowledged.
The meeting between Javier Milei and Edmundo González Urrutia
The meeting, which began at 11, and the photos together were a boost from the Argentine government to the Venezuelan leader, who proclaimed winner of the presidential elections in his country on July 28. This result was not recognized by the National Electoral Council (CNE) of Venezuela, which validated Nicolás Maduro as the elected president, but without showing electoral records despite international claims.
According to what they said from Casa Rosada, during the meeting they discussed “concrete initiatives to promote stability in the region“and Argentina’s commitment to republican values and the well-being of its citizens was reaffirmed. On the other hand, the illegal detention of the Argentine gendarme at the hands of the Maduro regime.
After the meeting, both Milei and the Venezuelan leader went out to the balcony of the Casa Rosada for several minutes to greet the protesters present in the Plaza de Mayo. From the street, those present sang “and it will fall, this government is going to fall” and “president“when he looked out González Urrutia.
Despite this scenario, González Urrutia and Corina Machado, another of the banned leaders in Venezuela, are preparing to return to their country to assume the presidency on January 10, date established by the constitution to begin a new mandate.
After the meeting, Casa Rosada issued an official statement in which they assured that “Argentina will not be complicit in the silence against the injustices and abuses of the Maduro regime. Our position is clear: freedom, justice and democracy for all Venezuelans.” “Today’s meeting is part of the will of the Argentine Government to promote the defense of democracy and the protection of fundamental rights, at the same time that marks a milestone in regional diplomacy“, they said.
Source: Ambito
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