The president of Colombia, Gustavo Petro – Europa Press/Contact/Chepa Beltran / Vwpics
MADRID, 18 Feb. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Colombian president, Gustavo Petro, defended this Sunday the need to lift the blockade imposed by the United States on Venezuela and the holding of “free elections” in the Caribbean country.
«It is time for a policy change. Colombia is interested in Venezuelan society living in peace, in deep democracy and once again having economic and social well-being. That is why the blockade must be lifted and there must be free elections,” Petro noted in a publication on X, formerly Twitter.
The message is a response to a tweet in which the migration of Venezuelans to Colombia and other countries in the region is blamed on “socialism.” «What produced Venezuelan migration by millions is called economic blockade and a Colombian government helped do it. “It became a real boomerang,” argued Petro.
The Colombian leader recalled that from the United States “they blocked the international sale of oil and that is what Venezuelan society lived on.” “Immediate impoverishment produced migration,” he stressed.
«Their women and young people were humiliated in our countries and now migrants are marching by the millions towards the US. The deeply mistaken policy of (Iván) Duque and (Donald) Trump created a new actor of violence that explodes in all American societies,” he added.
Petro has highlighted that “we will open public universities free of charge to Colombian and Venezuelan youth residing in Colombia. I expect financial help from the United States government to sustain this program. “This and not the battalions on the borders is the best method to contain the exodus,” she stated.
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