PANAMA CITY (Reuters) – Panamanian President Jose Raul Mulino stated on Tuesday he needs to host a summit of 17 Latin American presidents to debate the political scenario in Venezuela and assist democracy within the nation following its contested election late final month.
Mulino made the announcement in a publish on X, instructing his overseas minister to arrange invites for the summit.
Mulino requested for the US’ assist for the summit in a gathering on Tuesday with U.S. Southern Command Normal Laura Richardson and U.S. Ambassador to Panama Mari Carmen Aponte, his workplace stated in a later assertion.
The summit’s purpose is to publish a joint declaration concerning the South American nation’s political scenario and to “seek a peaceful solution for the conflict,” Mulino’s workplace added.
Each present Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez have claimed victory within the July 28 election.
The electoral authority, which the opposition claims is loyal to Maduro, declared Maduro the winner with round 51% of the vote.
Nonetheless, the opposition keep Gonzalez garnered greater than 6 million votes, in comparison with 2.7 million for Maduro, and have revealed a replica of ballots from 30,000 voting machines on-line.
The federal government says it additionally has copies of the ballots however has not but revealed them, nor has the electoral authority.
Final week, the Group of American States met to concern a declaration calling for the publication of detailed election outcomes and the security of individuals looking for asylum in diplomatic services, however with many nations abstaining or absent from the vote, the decision didn’t move.
