Mulino says a summit on Venezuela could be held in the Dominican Republic next week

President of Panama, Jose Raul MulinoHe said this Thursday that a regional summit is proposed to be held in his country to resolve the post-election crisis. Venezuela May be held next week but inside Dominican Republic, Presidents take advantage of being there to be inaugurated Louis Abinader For the second installment.

“In that meeting that I'm trying to hold, we already have 6-7 confirmed presidents coming to Panama, however, all or almost all of us are going to meet in the Dominican Republic for the inauguration next Thursday and Friday. With President Abinader's second term and maybe, with President Abinader's permission, we can have a meeting there, ” said Mulino during an appearance in front of his weekly magazine.

Mulino said the idea was for the 17 governments that voted Organization of American States (OAS) The effort was ultimately unsuccessful, with the Panamanian president later describing it as “depressing” in favor of a resolution asking Venezuelan authorities to “immediately” release the minutes of the July 28 elections.

The 17 countries voted in favor of the resolution: Argentina, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, United States, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Dominican Republic, Suriname and Uruguay.

The purpose of the presidents' meeting is to keep the issue of Venezuela “present on the international agenda of countries” and help resolve the crisis in light of the failure of the OAS and the government, he said, without any emphasis on the Panamanian side.

“This meeting can take place in the Dominican Republic, in Panama, in Costa Rica, wherever it should be, it's not about image, it's about a solution,” the president highlighted.

Mulino supports the mediation of Brazil, Mexico and Colombia

Panama's president has expressed his support for a mediation led by Colombia, Brazil and Mexico to deal with the crisis over allegations of fraud following Venezuela's presidential elections and the re-election of President Nicolás Maduro.

Last Friday, Mulino joined the endorsement of the opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia As the duly elected president of Venezuela, then Center for National Elections (CNE) The South American nation declared victory without presenting electoral records to support Maduro.

“I see that the efforts of Mexico, Colombia and Brazil are positive, although they do not vote or do not vote in the OAS (…) they are, for reasons to be explained, countries with a close relationship or governments. They are close to the Maduro government,” declared Mulino.

The president of Panama said that the presidents of Mexico, Brazil and Colombia are also “concerned” about the situation in Venezuela and like Panama and other countries on the continent, they want no other future than to send Venezuela. The country is on its way.” democratize and normalize life in the region, which has become complex and disastrous.

“The 17 countries that voted in the same direction in the OAS, and these three countries do so, the role of a friendly conciliator, I mean by that we do not exclude each other between the two of us. We both want democracy, peace and constitutional order to prevail in Venezuela,” he added. .