Spain proposes that the EU lift sanctions against Venezuela
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It was the great surprise of the meeting of the Foreign Affairs Council of the European Union, which was held yesterday in Luxembourg. Among the topics to be discussed, the Spanish minister,...
Spain believes that the time has come for the European Union to review its sanctions against Venezuela and consider lifting at least some of them, just as the United States has already done partially. The “positive evolution” of the dialogue between the Government of Nicolás Maduro and the opposition, who have agreed to hold presidential elections next year, means that the Twenty-Seven must respond with some gesture to encourage a process that s…
President Joe Biden's government has already done something similar after the poor progress of negotiations between a part of the opposition and Chavismo.
The head of European diplomacy, Josep Borrell, is in favor of addressing the issue at an upcoming meeting of EU foreign ministers.
The Spanish Foreign Minister, José Manuel Albares, called on Monday that the European Union lift its sanctions against Venezuela, as the United States has done, given the progress of negotiations between the Government of Nicolás Maduro and the opposition. “I have spoken to my colleagues to ask them about the need to study the review of EU sanctions against Venezuela, in line with recent decisions by the United States and in view of the positive…
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