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Venezuelan migration is plot to spread socialism: Colombia's ambassador to OAS
by Jake Kincaid May 3, 2019
People feeling Venezuela are part of a “coldly calculated” plot to destabilize the region and “spread socialism,” according to Colombia’s ambassador to the Organization of American States (OAS).
The statement made by Ambassador Alejandro Ordonez, who has been known for his controversial positions, were quickly denounced by Human Rights Watch who called the Colombian ambassador “delirious.”
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The Americas director of Human Rights Watch, Jose Miguel Vivanco, immediately rejected the statements and accused Ordoñez of fueling “xenophobia and stigmatization.
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Foreign minister Carlos Holmes Trujillo quickly tried to run damage control and released a rectification. While not retracting any of Ordoñez’ claims, the foreign minister said Venezuelan migration is a consequence of tyranny and accused Maduro of causing “deterioration of the economic political and social conditions in Venezuela.”
More:
https://colombiareports.com/venezuelan-migration-is-plot-to-spread-socialism-colombias-ambassador-to-un/