OAS approves the appointment of Gustavo Tarre as representative of Venezuela

The Permanent Council of the Organization of American States (OAS), with regard to the rights of Venezuelans, Gustavo Tarre, appointed by the Acting President of Venezuela, Juan Guaidó, as permanent representative of the organization.

The resolution, which was held on 18 of the 34 active members of the OAS (Cuba belongs to the organization but has not participated in it since 1962); Meanwhile, nine nations voted against, six abstained and one of the missions was absent.

Initially, the initiative sought to recognize a message from Guaidó as ambassador of the State of Venezuela, but the resolution included the last hour of Jamaica and ended up simply recognizing Tarre as representative of the National Assembly (AN, Parliament), presided over by Guaidó.

Specifically, the text responds to “accept the appointment of Mr. Gustavo Tarre as permanent representative the appointment of the National Assembly, until new elections are held and the appointment of a democratically elected government.”

Before this vote, Tarre made a publication in his Twitter account to celebrate the measure: “Today the usurpation of our chair in the permanent council of the OAS is explained.” An important step to achieve the objectives set by President Juan guaidó “

Just before the resolution was approved, the ambassador of Mexico, Jorge Lomonaco, took the floor to ask about its meaning: “How is this going to work? Will there be two chairs?”

Lomonaco questioned the ability of the OAS Permanent Council to recognize and send a document as a representative to the agency.

“I wonder if this will set a precedent for the Mexican Judicial Branch or the Mexican Legislative Branch to send representatives to the OAS, as well as the executive branch, or because we are a federation, the 32 states that make up the federation,” argued Lomonaco, whose Government has advocated dialogue to overcome the Venezuelan crisis.

Several countries, including Mexico, Uruguay and El Salvador, requested that a footnote be added in the resolution to make it clear that they will not obey that decision.

A diplomatic source told EFE that the approval of the resolution is a “quilombo” because it is not known what will be its consequences and if, finally, Tarre will end up sitting in the chair of Venezuela, which is still occupied by diplomats loyal to the Venezuelan ruler, Nicolás Mature.

However, in statements to the press, the US ambassador to the OAS, Carlos Trujillo, considered that there is no room for ambiguity and that the resolution clearly recognizes Tarre as ambassador of Venezuela.

The next step in this process will take place when the OAS diplomats loyal to Maduro retire on April 27 from the organization, consummating the exit their government had started two years ago.

Meanwhile, Tarre could present to the OAS Secretary General, Luis Almagro, his credentials, which would empower him to act as ambassador.

With information from EFE