Chancellor Claudia Blum sent a communication to UN Secretary General and the president of the United Nations Security Council, in which he reported the serious situation on the border, due to “the support that the illegal Venezuelan regime gives to organized armed narco-terrorist groups.”
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The foreign minister warned the UN that “Dictatorship again tries to divert international attention from its complicating relationship with drug trafficking groups and terrorists, while all the evidence confirms that it is a totalitarian regime that does not comply with any legal framework. “
This is after the neighboring country sent a letter to the United Nations Security Council to investigate the violence on the border with Colombia.
“We express our concern at the institutional, economic and social collapse of Venezuela and the political crisis that led to the destruction of democracy, turning that country into a failed state,” Blum said.
We express our concern about the institutional, economic and social collapse of Venezuela
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It also informs the international body that the latest massive displacements of 5,737 people to the Colombian municipality of Arauquita, produced on March 21, is caused by the operations of the military apparatus of the regime, “without discrimination and without respect for international humanitarian law.”
The government also ratifies its desire to provide humanitarian assistance to this population, in company with the international community.
“Before the UN, we reaffirm that our foreign policy maintains respect for international law and non-use of force (…) we ratify Colombia’s efforts to strengthen international cooperation with democratic governments in the region, against transnational crime and terrorist actors,” he said.
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Finally, Blum warns that Colombia has a strong commitment to “implementing the 2016 Agreement with our peace policy legally,” a process in which we appreciate the significant support of the UN verification mission and the support of the international community “.
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