Peruvian ambassador-designate recognizes democracy in Venezuela – Prensa Latina

“Our partisan position is that Venezuela is a democracy,” he said in an interview broadcast on a radio station hostile to the government of that country and to the normalization of diplomatic relations that were achieved yesterday, when it was reported that the two governments appointed ambassadors for each.

The news sparked outrage in the right-wing political and media sectors that demanded the preservation of the virtual estrangement that began in 2017, when the then-governor of Peru, Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, ordered the final withdrawal of his ambassador to Caracas and later the Venezuelan’s expulsion from here. .

I was in the 2018 elections in Venezuela. I was watching the elections and they were conducted in a transparent and calm manner,” Rojas said, adding that “as long as the legislature is there, it is clear that there is democracy.”

Regarding his appointment, he said President Pedro Castillo informed him of it directly 12 days ago.

On the other hand, Rojas indicated that one of his main tasks that he will undertake in Caracas, where he hopes to be in the coming weeks, is to facilitate the voluntary return of Venezuelan migrants who are in Peru, most of whom are in a precarious situation. Terms.

“There are about 60,000 Venezuelans registered to return to their country,” he said, just in time to estimate that with the normalization of relations, which have lasted for more than four years only at the consular level, a number of migrants are eager to return to their homeland.

On the other hand, Parliamentarian Guillermo Bermejo, of the ruling party, Peru Libre, welcomed the normalization of the Peruvian-Venezuelan diplomacy and commented with joy that “the democracy of the sovereign peoples has begun”.

Progressive legislator Sigrid Bazin agreed with the measure, which she considered realistic because it indicated recognition of the real government of Venezuela, and indicated that it was right to maintain relations with all countries, regardless of possible disagreements.

On the other hand, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs explained that the decision “comes in response to the development of the Venezuelan political process and mutual recognition as legitimate interlocutors” between the Venezuelan government and the opposition, which is currently conducting a dialogue in Mexico.

He added that normalization “will allow us to better serve our resident citizens, seek a solution to the humanitarian situation of Venezuelan citizens in Peru and keep pace with the efforts of the Venezuelan people, with the support of the international community, to solve their problems, in a sovereign manner.”

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