In a region where diplomatic relations between various states are strained, the Government of Chile announced this Thursday (04/11/2024) that it will call its ambassador in Venezuela, the socialist Jaime Gazmuri, for consultations, in protest against the statements of the chancellor of that country. , Yván Gil, who denied the existence of the Venezuelan criminal gang Tren de Aragua.
Boric explained that the measure “is intended to be able to collect detailed information about the current situation in the country and evaluate all the measures that are necessary to protect the interests and security of our citizens and those who live in our country,” as well as give instructions to the ambassador to undertake “all necessary actions both before the Venezuelan Government and also eventually before international organizations.”
Yes it cooperates with the United States
Foreign Minister Gil said last Monday, April 8, that “the Aragua Train is a fiction created by the international media to try to create a non-existent label.” And he added that “we have seen, for example, how ridiculously videos appear even of people saying ‘we are from the Aragua Train’, with a Peruvian accent, with a Chilean accent.” Given the criticism he received, Gil insisted on Tuesday that “criminal gang labels have been created with the sole purpose of muddying the Venezuelan people and their government.”
For Boric, these statements demonstrate “a lack of commitment to the necessary international cooperation in security matters” and “a refusal to effectively address the transnational problems of organized crime.” The president even stated that “Venezuela is not collaborating with southern countries and is not responsible for this situation.” He stressed that he does do so with the United States: “He does accept expulsions from the United States to Venezuela.”
The Aragua Train is a criminal gang born in Venezuela in 2014 whose tentacles have expanded since 2018 to other Latin American countries, such as Colombia, Peru and Chile.
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