The Spanish ambassador in Caracas, Ramon Santosmet this Friday with the Venezuelan Foreign Minister, Yvan Gilafter having been called for consultations, considering the Executive of Nicolas Maduro that there has been a deterioration in relations due to the “interference” of members of the Government of Pedro Sanchez in the affairs of the Caribbean country, which it “will not allow.”
According to a note shared by Gil in TelegramDuring the meeting, the foreign minister told the diplomat that Venezuela will not allow “any interventionist action by the Government of Spain in matters that are the exclusive responsibility of Venezuelans.”
“The Government of Venezuela will adopt the necessary measures, within the framework of international law and Bolivarian peace diplomacy, to protect its sovereignty,” the foreign minister’s note states.
Tension between Spain and Venezuela
Santos attended the meeting at the headquarters of the Foreign Ministry, in Caracasat the request of Gilwho described the previous day as “insolent, interventionist and rude” the statements of the Spanish Minister of Defense, Margarita Roblesfor whom the Maduro government is a “dictatorship.”
The Spanish official also referred to Venezuelans who have left their country as “victims of restrictions, violence, lack of democracy and lack of freedom,” and criticized the “persecution” and “limitation of fundamental rights” that, in her opinion, opponents in the South American nation suffer.
The Executive of Madurohe explained Gil On Thursday, he also recalled his ambassador accredited in Spain for consultations, Gladys Gutiérrezwhose arrival at Venezuela is scheduled for this Friday afternoon.
“The best possible relationships”
For its part, the Spanish Executive opted to reduce the open escalation of tension between Caracas y Madrid and described as “sovereign” the decision of the Chavista government to call for Santos and call your representative in the Spanish capital for consultations.
The Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs, Jose Manuel Albaresinsisted on the will to seek “the best possible relations with the brother people of Venezuela“and to look after the interests of the community and national companies in the Latin American country.
The tension between the two countries comes after the Spanish Congress, with the vote against the ruling party Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party (PSOE), agreed to recognize as president-elect of the July 28 elections in Venezuela the standard-bearer of the majority opposition, Edmundo Gonzalez the distanceexiled since Sunday in the European country, where he has requested asylum.
Breaking “all relationships”
In response, the Venezuelan parliament, controlled by Chavez, proposed on Wednesday to draft a resolution, which it hopes to approve, to urge Maduro to break “all diplomatic, consular, economic and commercial relations” with Spain.
On Thursday, Gonzalez Urrutia He met with the President of the Spanish Government, the socialist Pedro Sánchez, who assured that his country will continue working in favor of democracy, dialogue and the fundamental rights of the Venezuelan people.
The opposition leader requested asylum due to the “persecution” he said he suffered after the presidential elections of July 28, whose official victory gave him the National Electoral Council (CNE) a Maduro.
However, the opposition insists that the winner was Gonzalez Urrutia. EFE
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