Petro, Lula, and Lopez Obrador could meet with Maduro

Presidents Gustavo Petro of Colombia, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil, and Andrés Manuel López Obrador of Mexico will “probably” have a virtual meeting with their Venezuelan counterpart on Wednesday to express their positions. in the face of the crisis that the oil country is facing after the elections of July 28 and the recent arrest warrant against opposition leader Edmundo González Urrutia.

This was announced on Tuesday by the Colombian Foreign Minister, Luis Gilberto Murillo, assuring that in this meeting fundamental positions will be determined in response to the situation.

“Probably tomorrow (Wednesday) a (virtual) meeting between the three presidents and President (Nicolás) Maduro can be held to express their positions, have a dialogue under diplomatic confidentiality to find solutions and there they will determine their fundamental positions,” Murillo said.

He also recalled that The three countries have the same position and that is that “it is necessary to advance in solutions that allow political peace in Venezuela.”

In this regard, he pointed out that there have been talks not only with the Venezuelan government but also with the “different political opposition groups.”

Petro and Lula have tried to mediate in the crisis that Venezuela

Hours before The governments of Brazil and Colombia expressed their “deep concern” for the arrest warrant issued by the Venezuelan justice system against the standard-bearer of the opposition majority – the Democratic Unitary Platform (PUD) -, Edmundo González Urrutia.

“This judicial measure seriously affects the commitments assumed by the Venezuelan government under the Barbados Accords, in which the government and the opposition reaffirmed their commitment to strengthen democracy and promote a culture of tolerance and coexistence,” the two governments said in a joint statement.

Petro and Lula have tried to mediate in the crisis that Venezuela has been open since the electoral body announced Maduro’s questionable victory in the elections on July 28.

Neither country has yet recognised Maduro’s victory, but neither have they sided with Gonzalez, instead demanding that the electoral records be published and opening avenues for dialogue with both parties.

On August 22, the Supreme Court endorsed the result of the National Electoral Council (CNE) that declared President Maduro the winner, a victory that the opposition led by González Urrutia and María Corina Machado refuse to recognize and that many Latin American countries have also questioned.