06/15/2021 21:38
Clarín.com
Politics
Updated 06/15/2021 9:38 PM
The Argentine abstention in the OAS vote that condemned the arrests of opposition leaders in Daniel Ortega's Nicaragua
was poorly received by the US government Joe Biden
.
"We were disappointed that Argentina did not accompany the 26 countries that voted for the OAS resolution on Nicaragua, but we appreciate their efforts to urge Nicaragua to release political prisoners and promote free and fair elections,"
a spokesperson
told
Clarín.
from the United States Embassy in Buenos Aires who asked not to be cited with name and surname.
Last week, Joe Biden's Secretary of State,
Anthony Blinken
, spoke with Argentine Foreign Minister Felipe Solá to ask that Argentina condemn the arrests of Nicaraguan leaders at the OAS.
According to the statement on that dialogue, Blinken said that he held a virtual meeting “with Argentine Foreign Minister
Felipe Solá
to discuss the importance of bilateral, regional and international efforts to promote democracy and human rights in Nicaragua. He highlighted our concern over the arbitrary arrests of presidential candidates and the attacks on the independent press and civil society by President Ortega. "