{"id":1522,"date":"2018-04-12T23:50:11","date_gmt":"2018-04-12T23:50:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/baileyonlineclassroom.com\/theamericasblog\/?p=1522"},"modified":"2018-04-12T23:50:53","modified_gmt":"2018-04-12T23:50:53","slug":"peru-to-maduro-youre-still-not-welcome-at-summit-of-americas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/baileyonlineclassroom.com\/theamericasblog\/2018\/04\/12\/peru-to-maduro-youre-still-not-welcome-at-summit-of-americas\/","title":{"rendered":"Peru to Maduro: You’re still not welcome at Summit of Americas"},"content":{"rendered":"

Reuters Staff<\/span><\/p>\n

LIMA (Reuters) – Peru\u2019s new foreign minister said on Tuesday that Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro was still not welcome to attend a regional summit in Lima next week, upholding a decision by Peru\u2019s disgraced former president. <\/span><\/p>\n

Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro speaks during a meeting with the ministers responsible for the economic sector at Miraflores Palace in Caracas, Venezuela March 22, 2018. REUTERS\/Marco Bello<\/span><\/p>\n

U.S. President Donald Trump and heads of state from across the Western Hemisphere plan to travel to Peru for the Summit of the Americas, which will celebrate the theme \u201cdemocratic governance fighting corruption\u201d from April 13-14. <\/span><\/p>\n

In his first speech as Peru\u2019s foreign minister, Nestor Popolizio said Peru\u2019s decision not to invite Maduro to the event reflects the view of a dozen countries that have been pressuring Venezuela to hold free and fair elections. <\/span><\/p>\n

Maduro\u2019s refusal to heed calls for democratic reforms \u201cnegates even the slightest notion of democracy and represents an insurmountable impediment to taking part in the Summit of the Americas,\u201d Popolizio said before a crowd of diplomats and journalists in the foreign ministry. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a firm decision that is not up for revision,\u201d Popolizio said. <\/span><\/p>\n

Maduro has vowed to attend the Summit of the Americas despite Peru\u2019s ban, which the center-right government of former president Pedro Pablo Kuczynski announced in February. Maduro says Latin America\u2019s right-leaning governments are part of a U.S.-led international conspiracy to topple him and take control of Venezuela\u2019s oil resources. <\/span><\/p>\n

Kuczynski had been one of Maduro\u2019s most outspoken critics, calling him a \u201cdictator\u201d and demanding he step down. <\/span><\/p>\n

But Kuczynski resigned after a scandal last month and was replaced by his vice president, Martin Vizcarra. Vizcarra declined to weigh in on Maduro and the summit last week, saying he would leave it up to the foreign ministry. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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