Venezuelan nationals living in Peru protest against Maduro during meeting of region's foreign ministers

Record ID: 905660

  • Title: Venezuelan nationals living in Peru protest against Maduro during meeting of region's foreign ministers
  • Date: 8th August 2017
  • Summary: (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) VENEZUELAN MECHANIC WHO SOUGHT REFUGE IN PERU, GUSTAVO URBINA, SAYING: "The first thing (to do) is to get rid of Maduro, the armed forces of Venezuela should support the people who are out in the street, the Venezuelan army should support the people, not the Maduro dictatorship."
  • Embargoed: 22nd August 2017 20:33
  • Keywords: Venezuela venezuelan ex-patriots Peru Nicolas Maduro constituent assembly
  • Location: LIMA, PERU
  • City: LIMA, PERU
  • Country: Peru
  • Topics: Government/Politics
  • Reuters ID: LVA0046TARPL3
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: A group of Venezuelans living in Peru met in Lima on Tuesday (August 8) to protest the crisis currently wracking their home country.
    The protest took place against the backdrop of a meeting of 15 ministers of foreign affairs and ambassadors from countries throughout the Americas who gathered in the Peruvian capital to discuss the situation in Venezuela. The ministers will discuss the possibility of collective action to condemn recent events in Venezuela including the inauguration of a new government-backed all-powerful Constituent Assembly.
    The protest by Venezuelans and Peruvians was organized through social media and took place in Plaza Francia in Lima's historic center. The protesters marched to the Peruvian foreign ministry to deliver information on the repression they say is occurring in Venezuela.
    According to local media there are some 25,000 Venezuelans living in Peru and an additional 500 enter each week.
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