The Chilean government expressed this Saturday (7) its concern about the decision of the Nicolás Maduro regime to revoke, ‘immediately and without justification’, the authorization granted to Brazil to protect and guard the Argentine Embassy in Caracas.
The country expressed its opinion through an official statement from the Chilean Foreign Ministry, which also expressed solidarity with the governments of Argentina and Brazil in light of the incident.
According to the Chilean government’s statement, the sudden revocation of the authorization granted to Brazil “represents a serious disregard” of the rules established by the 1961 Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations and the 1963 Vienna Convention on Consular Relations. These conventions serve to regulate diplomatic and consular relations between countries, establishing the protection and security of diplomatic missions.
“The government of Chile expresses its concern about the decision of the Government of Venezuela to immediately and unjustifiably revoke the authorization it had granted to Brazil to protect and guard the Argentine Embassy in Caracas. This represents a serious disregard for the provisions of the 1961 Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations and the 1963 Vienna Convention on Consular Relations,” the statement said.
The measure adopted by the Venezuelan regime comes in a context of increasing repression against opponents, which has already been condemned by several democratic countries. Gabriel Boric, president of Chile, has already directly criticized Maduro for the persecution of dissidents. The former Argentine embassy, which was placed under the protection of Brazil after the dictator Maduro expelled the Argentine diplomatic corps from his country, is currently housing six opponents of Chavismo who are members of María Corina Machado’s party and are being hunted.
The Venezuelan regime claims that the embassy building is being used by these opponents to “plan terrorist activities” against members of the Caracas dictatorship, such as dictator Maduro himself and the country’s “vice president,” Delcy Rodríguez. The Chavista regime said that these allegations “justify” the revocation of the custody authorization granted to Brazil.
The Chilean government reiterated in the statement its rejection of the Chavista measure and its support for the governments of Argentina and Brazil.
“We express our rejection of this decision and our solidarity with the governments of Argentina and Brazil for the situation they are currently facing,” the statement concluded.
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