This Friday morning, within the framework of the General Assembly of the OAS in Lima, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Chile, Antonia Urrejola, met with the Secretary of State of the United States, Antony Blinken, to discuss, among other , the end of a serious human rights crisis in Nicaragua.

The meeting also brought together foreign ministers, ambassadors and representatives of several countries in the region who analyze with concern how to accompany the Nicaraguans to emerge from the crisis.

During the meeting, the resolution that seeks to hold Daniel Ortega responsible for the situation in Nicaragua was discussed, which is promoted by Canada, Chile, as well as thirteen other member countries of the OAS that define themselves as “friends of the Nicaragua”.

The proposal calls for the creation of a high-level commission with the mandate to offer the Nicaraguan government a space for debate in order to emerge from the crisis. This OAS Permanent Council working group, led by Chile and Canada, is made up of Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, United States, Guyana, Mexico, Panama and Peru.

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“The hope that by this resolution we can start a dialogue with the government of Nicaragua regarding the serious humanitarian and human rights crisisForeign Minister Antonia Urrejola told 100%Noticias and Nicaragua Actual.

He also added that “there is a consensus among all of us who participated in the meeting that this is an extremely worrying situation and we need to be creative in seeing how we can accompany Nicaraguans to get out of this serious crisis”.

“Chile’s leadership is highly recognized, proof of this is the large convocation of foreign ministers and ambassadors who attended the meeting. The challenge now is to act and to manage to work together to find a solution of dialogue to the crisis that Nicaragua is going through,” said the head of Chilean diplomacy.

For his part, Antony Blinken, US Secretary of State, called for the restoration of democratic institutions and respect for human rights in Nicaragua, citing the Inter-American Democratic Charter.

“The Inter-American Democratic Charter continues to be a guide for the countries of the Americas,” he expressed on his official Twitter account.

Blinken also held an important meeting with human rights defenders from Nicaragua, Cuba and Venezuela and acknowledged the effort.

The official reaffirmed that the United States continues to be a partner of those working for a democratic future and acknowledged the “courageous efforts” of these advocates to “steer their countries down the democratic path.”