The US government is in favor of a draft resolution condemning the government of Daniel Ortega in Nicaragua and demanding the release of prisoners in Cuba and Venezuela, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said on Thursday. Organization of American States (OAK), conducted digitally and organized by Guatemala.
“We supported a decision condemning the government of (Daniel) Ortega during this general assembly,” Mr Blinken said in response to Sunday’s re-election of the rebel leader in the Nicaraguan presidency in an election process in which the opposition was absent after the imprisonment or exile of the head of state’s main political opponents.
The draft decision, proposed on Wednesday by eight member states, including the United States, calls on the OAK Standing Council to proceed with an “immediate collective assessment (…) by November 30th at the latest and to take appropriate measures.”
Under the OAK Inter-American Democratic Charter Article, any Member State may see its participation suspended in the event of an “unconstitutional diversion from the democratic order” after which “diplomatic actions prove fruitless.”
“We must abide by the Charter,” Mr Blinken insisted.
The US diplomat also referred to Cuba, where opposition groups are expected to demonstrate on November 15 to demand the release of political prisoners, although authorities have banned it, and Venezuela, which has demanded the release of “all Americans”. illegally detained “.
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