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The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Colombia, Rosa Villavicencio, revealed this Thursday that “I wouldn’t have to” deny the asylum to the president of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduroin case abandon power, although he has ruled out the president considering the neighboring country for exile, in the midst of growing hostilities on the part of the United States, preferring one further away.
“In the moment of tension that exists, we must negotiate and surely if the US demands a transitiona change, is one thing that they
“They must assess whether this departure implies that he (Nicolás Maduro) must live in another country or ask for protection, Colombia would not have to say no,” he declared in an interview on Caracol Radio.
Villavicencio, however, believes that if Maduro withdraws from power, he does not believe he will choose Colombia to go into exile. “I think that I would choose somewhere more distant and quieter“he said, without giving more details.
Although Bogotá is not mediating to favor Maduro’s departure, the head of Colombian diplomacy has admitted that would be willing to mediate between Washington and Caracas if they request it.
In line, he has also confirmed that the governments of Nicolás Maduro and Donald Trump have held talks and has insisted on the need for dialogue to end the hostilities.
“For now we understand that they are talking, that it is something confidential, and we advocate for an agreement so that this tense situation can be resolved now,” he stated.
Petro’s criticism of Maduro
The Colombian minister has also responded to the threats made by Trump, who stated that President Gustavo Petro would be “next” in his supposed objective against drug trafficking, denouncing a “psychological war.”
“We will always reject any aggression by any country against another because we are in a world where we have found and have built, as humanity, a series of norms and principles that are in the United Nations Charter and that above all
“everyone advocates multilateralism,” he defended.
In this sense, Villavicencio has ruled out denouncing the United States before the International Criminal Court for the attacks against alleged drug boats in the Caribbean and the Pacific, which have so far left almost 90 muertos.
Finally, the minister indicated that the Government of Petro has invited Trump to visit Colombia “and get to know the territories better” in a letter that contains information about Colombia’s management in the fight against drug trafficking.
President Petro has also referred to these issues, who has not hesitated to launch an unusual criticism of the Maduro regime by ensuring that Venezuela needs a “democratic revolution” and not “inefficient repression.”
In that sense, he has suggested a general amnesty for opponents instead of increasing incarcerations and insisted on his idea of there being a broad transitional government to put an end to the crisis that the oil country is experiencing.