The government and the opposition agree to invest $3,000 million of the frozen funds abroad to improve the living conditions of Venezuelans
Nicolás Maduro sticks out his chest. He speaks of a Venezuela that opens a new chapter towards the peace that all Venezuelans long for. And invites the world to visit and enjoy the natural beauties, landscapes, cultural richness and warmth of Venezuelans. He claims that it is the best destination, that they will be amazed because their Venezuela is beautiful today. The Chavista leader and president of this South American country launched his conciliatory message hours after talks resumed and a partial agreement was signed in Mexico City between his government and the opposition, represented by the Unitary Platform. The company’s priority is the well-being and protection of Venezuelan citizens, who survive a serious human rights crisis to the point that more than seven million people have left the country.
However, something is trying to change in Venezuela and not because Maduro’s government has been the inspiration. There are other factors of significant weight. The energy war provoked by Russia’s attack on Ukraine, the willingness of the United States government to ease the economic sanctions imposed on Venezuela contributed to the leftward turn of several countries in the area, such as Chile, Brazil and Colombia, which thanks to Gustavo Petro, its new president, has reopened its border with the neighboring country.
The agreement signed in Mexico talks in principle about the creation of a large fund of about $ 3,000 million, which would come from the assets that the Venezuelan government has frozen abroad. They would be devoted solely to alleviating vital needs of the Venezuelan people, such as health, food, education and electricity.
According to statements made by the coordinator of the delegation of the Unitary Platform for dialogue with the government, Gerardo Blyde, an opponent of the Chavista regime, all those millions “will not be given to Maduro, they will be protected by the UN and in processes which are public and verifiable for everyone. According to Blyde, what has been signed is only part of the objectives set out in the Memorandum of Understanding approved in 2021. He clarified that it is fundamental to restart the negotiation process that had not may be suspended as happened a year ago. . The coordinator of the Unitary Platform emphasized that “it was necessary to pay attention to what was urgent to take care of what was important. Now we go deeper into the political agenda, election conditions, human rights and the release of political prisoners.
For all this to turn out so beautifully, Maduro must take a step forward in the restoration of democracy, or at least that is what the US Treasury Department announced almost at the same time as the news of the dialogue. between government and opposition in Mexico City.
Blyde is aware that although a partial deal has now been signed, the opposition, which has lost a lot of weight in recent times and Juan Guaidó, who is still the leader of the Unified Platform and Maduro’s main opponent, has barely earned anything. It is imperative that the negotiations, which will in principle take place in the month of December, present a human rights agenda that includes the release of political prisoners, reform of the judiciary, commitments to restore the rule of law, fair and free elections, and create a end to censorship and repression.
Gerardo Blyde himself is aware of the country’s difficulties and Maduro’s claims: “The agreement, which is extremely important, does not solve the underlying problem,” he said on Saturday. This statement is as alarming as the one he made in an interview with the NTN24 network about how insufficient the fund will be to restore the country: “Venezuela does not currently have, either in reserves or in protected funds, the amount that it needs. We are like a patient who needs the first things to survive and in that sense the works to be performed were given priority.
Source: La Verdad
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