THE DUTCH CARIBBEAN AND THE VENEZUELAN CRISIS
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Willemstad, Curacao. January 16th 2022. Because the administrations of Curacao and Aruba are not on the same page, conversations between the Netherlands and the Nicolas Maduro government over reopening the border between Venezuela and the ABC islands are becoming more difficult. This is according to the presentation file of Mr. Wopke Bastiaan Hoekstra, the Dutch Foreign Minister.
VENEZUELA BORDER
Caracas has unilaterally blocked the border between Venezuela and the ABC islands (Aruba, Bonaire and Curacao) since February 2019. According to the introduction file, technical conversations have been ongoing for some time at the request of the Maduro government, and should result in a slow and phased reopening; “Challenges are mainly caused by the differing wishes of Aruba and Curacao and delays incurred with elections and new governments taking office in Oranjestad and Willemstad.”
SECURITY
For the Caribbean region of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, there will be a coherent regional security policy. This can be found in the Ministry of Foreign Affair's introductory dossier for new ministers. The policy is expected to be presented in the second half of this year.
Among other things the file states that: “Due to the proximity and historical ties between Venezuela and the Caribbean parts of the Kingdom, the impact of the ongoing crisis in Venezuela is significant. Finally, security is at stake due to regional instability and the resulting smuggling of drugs, weapons and people.”
SECURITY POLICY
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in collaboration with the Ministries of Defense, Infrastructure and Water Management, Justice and Security, and the Interior and Kingdom Relations, has announced the following: “Intends to draw up a coherent regional security policy as a follow-up to the AIV's (Advisory Council on International Affairs) recommendation on Security and the Legal Order in the Caribbean and Insight Crime report on the effects of cross-border crime in the Kingdom of the Netherlands.”
VENEZUELA CRISIS
According to the introduction file: “The Netherlands, together with the international community and the EU, will continue to actively contribute to finding a political solution to the ongoing crisis in Venezuela. In addition, the Netherlands has made contributions in recent years to humanitarian organizations (EUR 2 million this year) that provide support in the region during the migration crisis. Since August 13, renewed negotiations have started between the opposition (Plataforma Unitaria) and the Maduro regime in Mexico. The Netherlands participates as an observer/supervisor of the process, as does Russia.”
WHAT IS PLATAFORMA UNITARIA?
The Unitary Platform (Spanish: Plataforma Unitaria; PU) is a Venezuelan opposition political coalition comprised of civil society, trade unions, retired military people, political parties, and National Assembly representatives serving in the 2016-2021 term. This happened on April 21, 2021, when Juan Guaidó presented a document on a new opposition alliance called the Unitary Platform.
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