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Spain works with the EU to agree on a common position regarding Venezuela

by AI | 11.Sep 2024 | Europe in brief AI

The President of the Spanish Government, Pedro Sánchez, has stated that since the elections in Venezuela, the Spanish Government has requested the publication of the minutes and worked for unity in the EU.

The President of the Spanish Government, Pedro Sánchez, delivers a speech at the opening ceremony of the Cervantes Institute in Shanghai, eastern China, on September 10, 2024. Photo: Fang Zhe / Xinhua News / ContactPhoto

Madrid – The President of the Government of Spain, Pedro Sánchez, has stated that the Government of Spain is working for a common position in the European Union regarding the situation in Venezuela that allows for “mediation margin” with this country.

In a press conference in China, where he is on an official trip, Sánchez has been questioned about whether he will respond to the request of the Congress of Deputies, which by majority will demand that the Government recognize the Venezuelan opposition candidate Edmundo González–who is in asylum in Spain–as the president of the country.

The request, driven by the Popular Party, will go forward this Wednesday in the Lower House thanks to the support of the Basque Nationalist Party (PNV), which usually votes in line with the Government but on this occasion has aligned with the PP.

Sánchez has indicated that allowing González to come to Spain was “a gesture of humanity and a civil commitment” of Spanish society and its Government with people who are “suffering persecution and repression”.

In the political arena, he explained that since the elections, the Spanish Government has called for the publication of the records, not recognizing the victory of Nicolás Maduro.

Additionally, he said that his Executive has worked for unity in the EU “so that this unity allows for mediation margin from now until the end of the year” in order to “find a solution that channels the democratic will expressed at the polls by the Venezuelan people”.

The Spanish prime minister considered this position to be “of pure common sense” and reproached the opposition for systematically opposing government initiatives.

“When I listen to the opposition, it’s always the same, saying no to everything the government does, wherever, however, and despite anyone. If we grant asylum, it’s because we grant it. If we don’t grant asylum, it’s because we don’t grant it. In short, I think their inconsistency is exposed,” he concluded.

Finally, he indicated that he has not discussed the situation in Venezuela or the asylum in Spain of González with the Chinese president, Xi Jimping. (September 11)