O President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said this Wednesday, 19th, during a press conference in Brussels that the President of Chile, Gabriel Boricis thirsty [sedento]’ and ‘hurried’ due to his criticism of the Resistance of some Latin American nations who refuse to judge it Russia for invading Ukraine and vetoed mention of the country of Vladimir Putin in the final statement.
According to PT, the Chilean president’s youth, 37, and his “lack of morals” justify the rush, but it’s important to remember that at summits like the ones they’ve both attended, the interests of multiple nations emerge lying on the table.
Lula and Boric, considered the two main leaders of the left in South America, were speaking in Brussels, Belgium, where they were attending a summit between the European Union and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC).
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva addresses a press conference in Brussels following a summit between the European Union and CELAC. Photo: François Walschaerts/AFP
On Tuesday the 18th, Boric defended a firmer stance on the continent against the war in Ukraine. Boric called for taking a firmer stance on the Russian invasion of Ukraine in the summit’s final statement. The document, released this Tuesday, merely expresses “deep concerns” about the conflict and makes no mention of Russia.
On that occasion, the Chilean President said: “Dear colleagues, today is Ukraine and tomorrow it could be any of us.” Let us not doubt this, because of the smugness one can feel towards any leader at times. It doesn’t matter whether we like the president of another country or not. What is important is respect for international law, which has clearly been violated here by an invading party, Russia.”
Boric wanted a more forceful joint statement against Russia, but the statement stalled because “today some don’t want to say that the war is going on against Ukraine.”
Lula explained that he “already had the rush of Boric” and explained that at international meetings in his first term he wanted everything to be resolved simultaneously. “But no, it’s not just Brazil’s interests. Yesterday we talked about the vision of 60 countries and we need to understand that not everyone agrees with us.”
“I don’t have to agree with Boric, it’s his vision. I think the meeting was extraordinary. Maybe the lack of habit of attending these meetings makes a young person thirstier and in a hurry, but that’s the way things are,” Lula explained.
For Lula, the meeting that ended Tuesday was “extraordinary” and the “most mature Latin AmericaEU meeting I have ever attended, discussing the issues that should be discussed.” reasonable”.
“It was the most mature meeting I have attended between Latin America and the European Union, it was the most important. In doing so, the issues to be discussed were discussed and an extremely sensible document was produced,” he continued.
According to Borrell, the discussion revolved around how to “advance inclusive, free elections that can be recognized by the international community.” At the meeting, Borrell again offered to send an election observation mission to Venezuela if the country follows the recommendations of the Brussels envoys after the last elections.
Last week, the government’s chief negotiator and President of the Venezuelan parliament, Jorge Rodríguez, ruled out sending an EU electoral delegation to the 2024 elections. “I just offered that opportunity,” he said.
The EU sent an observation mission to Venezuela for regional and local elections in late 2021 the first since 2006 and highlighted the progress but also criticized “the arbitrary disqualification of candidates”.
End of June, María Corina Machado was banned for 15 years due to the Maduro dictatorship, one of the most popular precandidates. She joins two other key opposition names who have already been banned from campaigning: Juan Guaido It is Henrique Capriles./AFP and EFE