VENEZUELA NO ESTÁ SOLA!!!
La carta de Cochez:
14 de febrero de 2014
Excelentísimo Señor
Ricardo A. Martinelli B.
Presidente Constitucional
República de Panamá
Palacio de las Garzas
Excelentísimo Señor
Presidente.
La presente tiene el
propósito de solicitarle sea la República de Panamá, atendiendo las
circunstancias que se dan hoy en la República Boliviariana de Venezuela y que
han sido noticia alrededor del mundo, quien solicite, a través de su
Representante Permanente en la Organización de Estados Americanos, Dr. Arturo Vallarino, se invoque la Carta
Democrática Interamericana, de la que Panamá es signataria. La situación del
pueblo venezolano es insoportable, señor Presidente, y Panamá, como país de
tradición democrática no puede darle la espalda.
El Doctor Asdrubal Aguiar, prominente
internacionalista venezolano, ex miembro de la Corte Interamericana de Derechos
Humanos, ha solicitado en el día de ayer se invoque esta Carta debido a la
situación institucional de Venezuela, agravada con los hechos violentos del
pasado miércoles 12 de febrero, en donde fuerzas paramilitares, patrocinadas
por el Estado, arremetieron violentamente contra pacíficos estudiantes matando
a dos, hiriendo a más de un centenar y deteniendo a otro tanto sometiéndolos a
horrorosas torturas. Adicionalmente, el mismo 12 de febrero, por razones de
Estado, según el Presidente Maduro, se clausuró la señal de la televisora
colombiana NTN24 acusándola de instigar la violencia cuando lo que hacía era reportar
los incidentes de ese día desde el lugar de los hechos. Recordamos que desde
hace semanas los diarios de ese país han anunciado su inminente cierre por la
negativa del Estado a facilitarles las divisas para poder adquirir papel.
El artículo 20 de la Carta
Democrática Interamericana señala que “en
caso de que en un Estado Miembro se produzca una alteración del orden
constitucional que afecte gravemente su orden democrático, cualquier Estado
Miembro o el Secretario General podrá solicitar la convocatoria inmediata del
Consejo Permanente para realizar una apreciación colectiva de la situación y
adoptar las decisiones que estime conveniente.”
Conociendo su compromiso democrático,
es que le hacemos esta petición.
Atentamente,
Guillermo A. Cochez
Montero:TO JOSE ANTONIO ABREU AND GUSTAVO DUDAMEL:The following is a moral statement, not a political one.
Venezuela is sinking. It is sinking civically, economically and morally. A lawless society of thugs and entrenched criminality has been nurtured and materialized in recent years, a far cry from the petty criminality of former times. They are attacking and killing our own Venezuelan citizens to such an extent that Caracas has become the world's most deadly capital city, and Venezuela the world's third most deadly nation. Last year, 25,000 citizens lost their lives to acts of violence, and ten of thousands more were robbed or kidnapped. Transparency International lists Venezuela among the world's most corrupt societies, a dismal 160th from 177 nations.
Let me be clear. I believe that the resources of Venezuela belong to ALL Venezuelans, and that ALL Venezuelans should benefit equally from our fortunate position as custodians of the world's largest oil reserves and other natural riches. I believe that we should follow the lead of nations like Norway, who lead the table of the world's most transparent nations, by sharing the nations fossil-fuel resources in a well-managed system of redistribution. The role of any government, after all, is to MANAGE the nation's resources, not to expropriate them for the personal gain of those whom it constitutes.
Let me also be clear that I believe music and art to be the beating heart of any society, and our artistic health should be an important barometer of our moral compass as a civilized nation. I strenuously advocate for the exposure of music and art to ALL children, to all citizens of this small world that we inhabit together. In so much as El Sistema has achieved this worthy goal, I applaud this aspect of it along with the rest of the world.
But the time has come in which the artists with the most prominent voices can no longer quietly accept the theft and destruction of our nation by the corrupted manifestation of a political ideology, for fear of biting the hand that feeds them. Our democracy has collapsed, and with it our dignity. The three independent branches of our representative democracy have been usurped by a mismanaged, manipulative, grossly corrupted dictatorship masquerading as a democracy. Unless we demand the restoration of human dignity in Venezuela, and not only by playing the music we all love so much, there will soon be no Venezuela left in which to play our music or raise our children.
Gustavo, you are right to focus your unique creative energy on the beautiful flower of music and youth, and nobody can deny that you have brought joy and rejuvenation to classical music nationally and internationally. I would be the first to congratulate you for it, but you are simply wrong to ignore the toxic oasis in which that flower stands alone, and on the brink of withering and dying, subsumed as it will be by the stench that surrounds it. When you travel abroad, you bare witness to functioning societies, to the rule of law, and to human dignity. How much more, then, should you refuse to accept the very antithesis of that dignity back home in the country we both love and cherish so deeply.
Jose Antonio, you have known me since I was a child. You conducted my first piano concerto performance when I was 8 years old. I did not grow up in El Sistema, but I enjoyed multiple performances with your wonderful orchestras. You know that what I want is what you and Gustavo and all the young musicians of Venezuela want, what ALL Venezuelans want - a civilized nation founded upon the noble principles of the Golden Rule, mutual respect, hard work and fairness, between all citizens of all ethnicities and backgrounds, a nation at whose artistic core should stand the miraculous celebration of the music so deep within all Venezuelans. So let me be clear once more: we strive for the same outcome, by other means.
On February 12th, we crossed a line as a nation, when a peaceful demonstration was marred by murder and the same organized thuggery that has killed so many in recent years, spurred by the government and its militias. I had resisted addressing both of you publicly until now. And now I do so, in an impassioned effort to ask you, and all my fellow professionals and artists, to join me in vocally and strongly insisting on the restoration of human dignity to Venezuela, to a nation that does not belong to any individual or political group, but to one group alone - the people of Venezuela. The time has come to return Venezuela to ALL Venezuelans, in unity, peace and respect. You both have the power to make an enormous difference in the situation of our country. PLEASE USE IT!
Venezuela is sinking. It is sinking civically, economically and morally. A lawless society of thugs and entrenched criminality has been nurtured and materialized in recent years, a far cry from the petty criminality of former times. They are attacking and killing our own Venezuelan citizens to such an extent that Caracas has become the world's most deadly capital city, and Venezuela the world's third most deadly nation. Last year, 25,000 citizens lost their lives to acts of violence, and ten of thousands more were robbed or kidnapped. Transparency International lists Venezuela among the world's most corrupt societies, a dismal 160th from 177 nations.
Let me be clear. I believe that the resources of Venezuela belong to ALL Venezuelans, and that ALL Venezuelans should benefit equally from our fortunate position as custodians of the world's largest oil reserves and other natural riches. I believe that we should follow the lead of nations like Norway, who lead the table of the world's most transparent nations, by sharing the nations fossil-fuel resources in a well-managed system of redistribution. The role of any government, after all, is to MANAGE the nation's resources, not to expropriate them for the personal gain of those whom it constitutes.
Let me also be clear that I believe music and art to be the beating heart of any society, and our artistic health should be an important barometer of our moral compass as a civilized nation. I strenuously advocate for the exposure of music and art to ALL children, to all citizens of this small world that we inhabit together. In so much as El Sistema has achieved this worthy goal, I applaud this aspect of it along with the rest of the world.
But the time has come in which the artists with the most prominent voices can no longer quietly accept the theft and destruction of our nation by the corrupted manifestation of a political ideology, for fear of biting the hand that feeds them. Our democracy has collapsed, and with it our dignity. The three independent branches of our representative democracy have been usurped by a mismanaged, manipulative, grossly corrupted dictatorship masquerading as a democracy. Unless we demand the restoration of human dignity in Venezuela, and not only by playing the music we all love so much, there will soon be no Venezuela left in which to play our music or raise our children.
Gustavo, you are right to focus your unique creative energy on the beautiful flower of music and youth, and nobody can deny that you have brought joy and rejuvenation to classical music nationally and internationally. I would be the first to congratulate you for it, but you are simply wrong to ignore the toxic oasis in which that flower stands alone, and on the brink of withering and dying, subsumed as it will be by the stench that surrounds it. When you travel abroad, you bare witness to functioning societies, to the rule of law, and to human dignity. How much more, then, should you refuse to accept the very antithesis of that dignity back home in the country we both love and cherish so deeply.
Jose Antonio, you have known me since I was a child. You conducted my first piano concerto performance when I was 8 years old. I did not grow up in El Sistema, but I enjoyed multiple performances with your wonderful orchestras. You know that what I want is what you and Gustavo and all the young musicians of Venezuela want, what ALL Venezuelans want - a civilized nation founded upon the noble principles of the Golden Rule, mutual respect, hard work and fairness, between all citizens of all ethnicities and backgrounds, a nation at whose artistic core should stand the miraculous celebration of the music so deep within all Venezuelans. So let me be clear once more: we strive for the same outcome, by other means.
On February 12th, we crossed a line as a nation, when a peaceful demonstration was marred by murder and the same organized thuggery that has killed so many in recent years, spurred by the government and its militias. I had resisted addressing both of you publicly until now. And now I do so, in an impassioned effort to ask you, and all my fellow professionals and artists, to join me in vocally and strongly insisting on the restoration of human dignity to Venezuela, to a nation that does not belong to any individual or political group, but to one group alone - the people of Venezuela. The time has come to return Venezuela to ALL Venezuelans, in unity, peace and respect. You both have the power to make an enormous difference in the situation of our country. PLEASE USE IT!
Gabriela Montero es la Teresa de La Parra de nuestros dias, Que lujo tenerla de compatriota. Dios la bendiga.
ResponderEliminarNo se puede seguir actuando como si en Venezuela no estuviese pasando nada y todo estuviese normal. Que es eso de orquestas cuando estan matando a la poblacion (especialmente a la joven). Lo siento, pero tengo que decirlo.............estamos de luto, bruto.
ResponderEliminarGracias amigo Cochez. Ud es una Buena fuente de apoyo Internacional para los verdaderos democratas del pais. Por favor, continue su labor y siganos ayudando a salir de los fidelchavomaduristas de Venezuela (un pais invadio y ocupado por fidel castro).
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