Argentina votes in OAS in favor of condemning the Daniel Ortega regime for occupying the organization’s offices in Nicaragua

A few days ago, Argentina’s ambassador Carlos Raimundi avoided refusing to occupy the headquarters of the Organization of American States (OAS) in Nicaragua, this Friday finally Argentina. joined in condemning the regime by Daniel Ortega for the said event.

It was in a vote held at a meeting of the Permanent Council that the country became one of 29 countries voted yes to pass the resolution. It did not get any position against it, although it did get three abstentions. There were also two absent.

In these results, the sentence for “Illegal entry into the facilities of the Organization of American States and the seizure of its assets in Managua”a fact denounced on April 27 by the secretary general of the Organization of American States, Luis Almagro.

In addition, it was decided to “regret the violation of the invulnerability of the Organization’s archives, and to insist that the safety of its assets be fully respected while they are in Nicaragua” and “to request that the confiscated items be used immediately. area. returned to the Nicaraguan Government Organization “.

Also, in one of the six points of the resolution, it emphasized the responsibility of the Nicaraguan government for “all violations of its international legal obligations.”

They also specified that the Secretary General of the OAS will send this resolution to the Government of Nicaragua, and to the heads of all international organizations with a presence in Nicaragua, as well as to the Secretary General of the United Nations.

Finally, they indicated that they would continue to “address the matter and consider other actions that may be necessary.”

The complaint against the regime of Daniel Ortega

The general secretary of the Organization of American States, Luis Almagro, denounced the occupation of the organization’s diplomatic headquarters in Managua by the authorities of the Daniel Ortega regime and said it was a “dangerous precedent for Latin America” and an action that is “morally repudiable and legally regrettable”.

“On Sunday, April 24, police forces occupied the offices of the general secretary in Managua,” Almagro said on April 27. “The expropriation of the OAS building was decided yesterday, occupying part of it. An office protected by immunities is illegally entered and a property is illegally seized as an alleged penalty to the OAS, when its building is not owned by us, ”he continued, explaining that the organization rents the building.

Because of these complaints, Argentina has moved to meticulous balance: Without rejecting Nicaragua’s action, he claimed to defend the principle of diplomatic immunity.

The Argentine ambassador to the OAS, Carlos Raimundi, spoke briefly and said he was facing the floor “just to affirm that Argentina will always be lawful in defending the principles of diplomatic immunity, the protection of human rights. human of all.people and the invalidity of diplomatic headquarters.

It’s not as harsh as Mexico and Bolivia, which, beyond defending the principle of immunity, criticized Almagro and the Council for ignoring the “siege” the Mexican embassy in Bolivia underwent in 2019.