Sunday, November 11, 2018

Colombian President Duque Calls For International Action Against Nicolas Maduro's 'Dictatorship' In Venezuela

Colombian President Ivan Duque, who took office in early August 2018, wants international support to help solve the crisis in neighboring Venezuela . AFP

France 24/AFP: Colombia's Duque calls for action against Venezuelan 'dictatorship'

LETICIA (COLOMBIA) (AFP) - Colombian President Ivan Duque is stressing the need for international action to halt Nicolas Maduro's "dictatorship" in Venezuela, which he blames for a "massive humanitarian crisis" and a migration wave.

"The real cause of this migration shock is the dictatorship," the right-wing leader told AFP. "We must use all the diplomatic mechanisms, all the multilateral mechanisms available to allow this dictatorship to end."

During an official visit to France from November 11-13, Duque, who has been in power since August 7, will take part in Sunday's Forum for Peace organized by French President Emmanuel Macron.

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WNU Editor: The Colombian government knows that this is just the tip of the iceberg .... Number of refugees and migrants from Venezuela reaches 3 million (NHCR), with many of these refugees now passing though Colombia and raising concerns like this one .... Colombia’s ELN, Ex-FARC Mafia Recruiting Hungry Venezuela Migrants (Insight Crime).

2 comments:

CatholicDragoon said...

Screwed over in one Communist paradise. Now being recruited to help build another one. Ah, the irony.

Anonymous said...

Columbia cannot catch a break. Bastard communists fail everywhere, but want to have a try with Columbia.


Insanity is doing the same again and expecting different results.