The president-elect of Uruguay, Yamandu Orsi, reiterated his position on Venezuela during a press conference this Wednesday (27), saying that his country must respect existing diplomatic relations, breaking the precedent of recent leaders of the small South American nation. .
Orsi, who takes office in March following his November 24 victory for the center-left, said he will decide “at the moment” whether to invite Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, increasingly isolated in the region after a contested election in July.
“Relations are between States, not between presidents,” Orsi said during the press conference. “We will have to see, there is still time. I hope everything is organized so that all countries are invited (to the inauguration)”.
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Uruguay’s current president, Luis Lacalle Pou, has repeatedly criticized what he described as the authoritarian regime in Venezuela, most recently at the UN General Assembly in September.
Uruguay, however, still maintains diplomatic relations with Venezuela.
Following the July election results, Caracas decided to withdraw its diplomats from several Latin American countries, including Argentina, Chile and Peru, while several other nations cut diplomatic ties.
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Orsi said to Reuters last month that the July election was “more than suspicious”, but he did not rule out inviting Maduro to his inauguration if he won.
