He jhead of government of the City of Buenos Aires met with the Venezuelan opposition, Edmundo González Urrutiawho is asylum in Madrid, Spain, after what were the tense presidential elections in Venezuela on July 28. After their meeting, Macri assured that Buenos Aires is “on the side of freedom” and demanded that “Maduro abandon the position he usurps.”
“It is vital that the leaders of democratic countries continue building consensus and adding allies for democratic recovery. Maduro must leave power,” said the Buenos Aires official after the meeting.
The meeting between Jorge Macri and Edmundo González Urrutia
The meeting between the Venezuelan opponent and the head of Government was framed in the Buenos Aires official’s trip to Madrid to participate in what was the summit of the Union of Ibero-American Capital Cities (UCCI). There, Macri held meetings with local leaders and politicians, such as Mayor José Luís Martínez-Almeida or the president of the Community of Madrid, Isabel Díaz Ayuso.
After what was the main event, the Buenos Aires president took advantage of his visit to the Spanish capital to continue holding meetings with various international figures. This time it was the turn of González Urrutia, who was a candidate for president to face Nicolás Maduro in the presidential elections of Venezuela.
This way, Macri expressed solidarity with the political asylum seekerstated that he was the winner of the elections and strongly criticized Maduro: “I met with the elected President Edmundo González Urrutia, symbol of the fight for freedom in Venezuelaand whose recent electoral victory is a clear message from the Venezuelan people against the dictatorship of Nicolás Maduro.”
After the meeting, the head of Government assured: “I conveyed our support to him at this difficult time. “We are all with the free Venezuela that said loud and clear that it wants to live in democracy.”
Accompanied by the Secretary General and International Relations, Fulvio Pompeo, Macri highlighted that the result of the elections is a clear example of the “desire for change of the Venezuelan people.” In this sense, the Buenos Aires official analyzed the situation in Venezuela: “We condemn the actions of the Maduro dictatorship that seek to intimidate you, María Corina Machado and your teamsand persecute those who defend democracy. The arrest warrants and political persecution they are facing are an aberration. This situation only reinforces the need to continue fighting against authoritarianism in our region”.
“It is vital that the leaders of democratic countries continue to build consensus and add allies for democratic recovery. Maduro must leave power“Macri concluded.
The City of Buenos Aires will host the summit of Ibero-American mayors
After being part of the meeting of mayors of the Union of Ibero-American Capital Cities (UCCI). From Madrid, the Buenos Aires official announced that the City of Buenos Aires will be the headquarters of the Ibero-American mayors’ summit in 2025. “After reviewing various management issues with other mayors, the request we made to host the General Assembly next year, in September, was approved. It’s very good news“he confirmed.
During the event, Jorge Macri spoke on the panel “Sustainable financing for the future development of Ibero-American cities. New approaches to public-private coordination in local governments. Furthermore, during his speech, the head of government He referred to the serious flooding in the city of Valencia. “I want to give my condolences to the Spanish people and also to the Argentines who are worried because they do not know about their relatives. All my support for them. What happened makes us understand that climate change is a reality and that we must work with everything we have to do looking forward.”
The Secretary General and International Relations, Fulvio Pompeoaccompanied the top Buenos Aires president on his tour of Madrid. Yesabout the election of CABAthe official explained: “This election is a great achievement and recognition of the commitment and leadership of the City of Buenos Aires in the Ibero-American space. It will be a unique opportunity to strengthen dialogue between Mayors in the face of the main challenges of the urban agenda“.
The 2024 UCCI summit brought together mayors and leaders of the most important cities in Latin America, and seeks to promote cooperation and sustainable development. It is a international network founded in 1982groups 29 cities from 24 Ibero-American countries and represents more than 76 million inhabitants.
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