The request of the President of the Republic, Pedro Castillo Terrones, received majority support from ambassadors of the member countries of the Permanent Council of the Organization of American States (OAS), during the session extraordinary developed this Thursday, October 20. supported the application of the Inter-American Democratic Charter at the request of the Peruvian government.
The representative of Colombia expressed concern about what the commissioner said Edgar Stuardo Ralon OrellanaFirst Vice-President Rapporteur for Peru of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR), who visited Peru from October 10 to 14 and presented a report where expressed unease with the political crisis situation who lives in the country.
“We cannot help but express our concern at the events described which appear to be detrimental to the political, institutional, democratic and legal process in the brotherly country of Peru. Colombia wholeheartedly expresses its solidarity and support for the Peruvian people, the constitutionally elected government of President Castillo and democratic institutions,” he said.
Meanwhile, the representative of Canada He also supported the Peruvian government’s demand: “Peruvians have a right to democracy and their elected authorities have a duty to promote and defend it. In the meantime, we call for dialogue and encourage all interested parties to respect the Constitution of Peru and to promote the rule of law. »
The Argentine ambassador insisted on supporting the government of Alberto Fernández at the request of his Peruvian counterpart: “It sounds so familiar to me that it seems to represent all of us or at least the country I represent. I know this modern and more sophisticated mechanism of destabilization, creating a climate of public ridicule for certain political figures and then using certain mechanisms institutions to consolidate the condemnation that was previously intended to be installed in society.
Other countries that have signed the request for Terrones Castle to activate the application of the Inter-American Democratic Charter in Peru were Guatemala, Costa Rica, Chile, Antigua and Barbuda, Bolivia, Ecuador, Paraguay and Panama.
Pedro Castillo went to the OAS
Faced with the political crisis that the country is going through, President Pedro Castillo and the chancellor Cesar Landa sent a document to the Organization of American States (OAS), where they requested the application of articles 17 and 18 of the Inter-American Democratic Charter “to preserve democratic institutions and the legitimate exercise of power”. For this reason, the OAS will hold a special session of Permanent Council.
Let us recall that article 17 of the Inter-American Democratic Charter indicates that: “when the government of a State considers that its democratic institutional political process or its legitimate exercise of power is threatened, it may approach the Secretary General or the Permanent Council in order to request assistance for the strengthening and preservation of democracy establishments.” “.
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