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Curaçao

Morgen bespreekt de Tweede Kamercommissie voor Buitenlandse Zaken met de ministers Bert Koenders en Ronald Plasterk de situatie in Venezue-
la en de impact daarvan op Curaçao, Aruba en Bonaire. Venezuela’s zaakgelastigde in Den Haag, Alvaro Sánchez Cordero, vreest dat er in het debat
een te eenzijdig beeld van zijn land wordt geschetst.
Venezuela will defend its sovereignty

OPINIE the 1970s - which includes Thus, the intoxicating one-sided
blocking international credit, international media reporting
By Alvaro Sánchez Cordero disrupting distribution of food that quite deliberately endorse
n 1999, when a progressive supplies and other essential Almagro and US pronounce-
revolution came to power in items and speculating with a ments, only fuels more violen-
IVenezuela and President fictitious, black-market, exchan- ce. This is repugnant, especially
Chavez was elected, a whole ge rate that has brought major since they know who is the
new vision for the country was economic difficulties and that, source of the violence. Unfortu-
put in place. The vast majority as intended, has hit the poorest nately, the international media
of Venezuelans, who had hi- sections of society generating omits reporting that polls con-
therto been ostracized, depoliti- discontent. Thus, on the back of sistently show that well over 80
cized, disenfranchised, exploi- these deliberately created econ- percent strongly reject the cur-
ted, socially excluded and discri- omic difficulties, in December rent violence and they also
minated against, were finally 2015 the opposition won majo- overwhelmingly oppose ‘regime
included and empowered into a rity in Parliament. Nonetheless, change’.
new democratic model that was instead of building politically There are indeed honest and
both representative and partici- upon such victory, they decided decent government opponents
patory. The net result was a new to take a short cut by promising who peacefully protest. Howe-
sovereign nation in full control to bring down President Madu- ver, there are also hooligans,
of its natural resources, with a ro, one way or another. In six mercenaries and paramilitaries,
new Constitution, and a leaders- months, the opposition-led whose task is to confront the
hip able to equally distribute oil Parliament, used its majority to police and create chaos. Second,
revenues in a more fair and Alvaro Sánchez Cordero foment violence, even to the the law enforcement agents in
efficient manner that ultimately point that current Parliament the streets have orders to res-
produced highly positive social reserve in the world), has been mercenaries and paramilitaries President, Julio Borges, openly pect human rights. Those who
and human results, such as: very active destabilizing with to perpetrate widespread terror, called the military to rise up have disobeyed that order are
four million people lifted out of the ultimate aim to topple our among others. This is the con- against the constitutional go- being prosecuted. Given this
poverty, free and universal ac- Government for the past 18 text of the opposition-led violen- vernment. dangerous scenario, and the fact
cess to medical health and edu- years. Though the list is practi- ce that we see in Venezuela Yet, throughout 2016, the that the opposition refuses to
cation, the eradication of illitera- cally endless, the US has tried right now but with some impor- opposition failed to oust the engage in dialogue with the
cy, access to potable water, three every dirty trick in the book. tant additions. Firstly, Chavez is government of President Madu- government (even though Una-
million pensioners and almost They have given full financial no longer with us. This has ro, as they had promised, despi- sur, the Vatican and three for-
two million social houses, backing and open political sup- energized the US into believing te the fact that they escalated the mer presidents continue to
among other achievements. port to the Venezuelan right- they now have better chances to US-supported economic war. appeal to them to do so), Presi-
Of course, such progress wing opposition’s violent and succeed. Secondly, the current This failure in the domestic dent Maduro, invoking Arts
came with a price tag. The US unconstitutional efforts to oust wave of destabilizing violence terrain led them to try it from 347, 348 and 349 of Venezuela’s
Government, intensely hostile the democratically elected go- has been more effective because the outside, but whose crucial Constitution, has called for a
to Venezuela’s socialist govern- vernment such as, a coup d’état, it is combined with a vicious domestic component was the Constituent Assembly as a
ment controlling its own oil an oil and business lock-out, economic war – reminiscent of current wave of violence to democratic political mechanism
(Venezuela has the largest oil street barricades and hiring what was to Allende in Chile in justify US-led external interven- to bring about peace. Society’s
tion. This is how the Organiza- response from all sections, even
Advertentie tion of American States (OAS) from the private sector, has
Cursus van comes into the equation. OAS been highly supportive and the
Constituent process promises to
Secretary General, Luis Alma-
stichting gro, violating nearly every norm produce exciting new develop-
both OAS itself and his strictly
ments that are likely to deepen
administrative function, has the social dimensions of the
Alzheimer dedicated his tenure to illegally Bolivarian Constitution, broade-
interfere in Venezuelan affairs ning and strengthening the
Van een onzer verslaggevers by unsuccessfully seeking to 1999 Constitution.
Willemstad - De stichting Alz- activate the OAS Democratic Venezuela has the right to
heimer Curaçao heeft als doel de sŽŽƌ ǀĞƌƐĐŚŝůůĞŶĚĞ ƉƌŽũĞĐƚĞŶ njŝũŶ ǁŝũ ŽƉ njŽĞŬ ŶĂĂƌ ĞĞŶ͗ Charter against Venezuela, thus live in peace and not to be the
levenskwaliteit van mensen die enabling the external interven- target of US-led, US-financed
lijden aan dementie te verhogen. h/dsK Z Z tion. The US Government, the and US-inspired permanent
Ook verlenen zij steun aan de fa- real behind-the-scenes master- aggression. Venezuela demands
milie en verzorgenden door het mind of OAS strategy, has respect for its sovereignty and
geven van informatie. Ook in tĞƌŬŽŵƐĐŚƌŝũǀŝŶŐ͗ openly threatened many Latin self-determination, rejects exter-
mei worden weer verschillende Ͳ >ĞŝĚŝŶŐ ŐĞǀĞŶ ĂĂŶ ŵĞĚĞǁĞƌŬĞƌƐͬŽŶĚĞƌĂĂŶŶĞŵĞƌƐ American and Caribbean coun- nal interference in its internal
activiteiten georganiseerd. De sŽŽƌďĞƌĞŝĚĞŶ ǀĂŶ ƉƌŽũĞĐƚĞŶ tries for siding with Venezuela affairs, will not tolerate uncon-
stichting organiseert een cursus Ͳ in the OAS. stitutional and violent acts to
voor mensen die zorgen voor Ͳ dŽĞnjŝĞŶ ŽƉ ŶĂůĞǀŝŶŐ ǀĂŶ ĐŽŶƚƌĂĐƚĞŶ ŵĞƚ ŽŶĚĞƌĂĂŶŶĞŵĞƌƐ The failure of the US-inspi- oust the legitimate and demo-
een persoon met dementie. De Ͳ dŽĞnjŝĞŶ ŽƉ ŬǁĂůŝƚĞŝƚ ĞŶ ǀĞŝůŝŐŚĞŝĚ red Almagro’s OAS strategy cratically elected government,
cursus bestaat uit vier dagdelen against Venezuela has led to an and will insist on dialogue as
en geeft informatie over de ziek- &ƵŶĐƚŝĞ ĞŝƐĞŶ͗ extremely dangerous vicious the only way to address the
te, over omgaan met een per- ŽƵǁŬƵŶĚŝŐĞ ŽƉůĞŝĚŝŶŐ circle: images of wanton violen- problems the nation confronts.
soon met dementie, activiteiten Ͳ ce in Venezuela feed Almagro’s Unfortunately, the US and
om te ondernemen met een de- Ͳ sĂŬďĞŬǁĂĂŵ ĞŶ ĞƌǀĂƌŝŶŐ ŵĞƚ ŚĞƚ ďŽƵǁĞŶ ŽƉ ƵƌĂĐĂŽ and US’s threats against Vene- Venezuela’s extreme right insist
menterende en hoe voor jezelf te ŽŵŵƵŶŝĐĂƚŝĞǀĞ ǀĂĂƌĚŝŐŚĞĚĞŶ zuela, which in turn, feed more on violent means to effect ‘regi-
Ͳ
zorgen als je zorg verleent. De ĞůĨƐƚĂŶĚŝŐ͕ ĚĂĂĚŬƌĂĐŚƚŝŐ ĞŶ ƐƚƌĞƐƐďĞƐƚĞŶĚŝŐ wanton and irrational violence me change’. We in Venezuela
cursusdagen zijn 16, 18, 23 en Ͳ in Venezuela. have no choice but to defend
24 mei en de bijeenkomsten op Ͳ EĞĚĞƌůĂŶĚƐ͕ ŶŐĞůƐ͕ WĂƉŝĂŵĞŶƚƵ It is not in the interest of our sovereignty.
de Roodeweg 113 duren van Maduro to have terror and vio-
18.00 tot 20.00 uur. Kosten be- ^ĂůĂƌŝƐ ŶĂĂƌ ŽƉůĞŝĚŝŶŐ ĞŶ ĞƌǀĂƌŝŶŐ͘ 'ĞůŝĞǀĞ Ƶǁ s ĞŶ ƐŽůůŝĐŝƚĂƚŝĞ ƚĞ lence in the streets. On the Alvaro Sánchez Cordero is als
dragen 50 gulden. Inschrijven ŵĂŝůĞŶ ŶĂĂƌ ŝŶĨŽΛĂƋƵĂƌŝƵƐͲĐĂƌŝďďĞĂŶ͘ĐŽŵ ǀŽŽƌ ϭϵ ŵĞŝ Ă͘Ɛ͘ contrary, it is very much in the zaakgelastigde van Venezuela
via alzheimercuracao@gmail of interest of the opposition to gestationeerd op de Venezolaanse
4623900. maintain it and even escalate it. ambassade in Den Haag.