BRUSSEL (ANP) – The European Union opts for a “sensible method” concerning the controversial consequence of the presidential elections in Venezuela on July 28. This was acknowledged by the Dutch Minister of International Affairs Caspar Veldkamp after a gathering along with his EU colleagues in Brussels.
The truth that the EU, not like america for instance, doesn’t proceed to a full recognition of opposition candidate Edmundo González matches into that method. “You’ll be able to select to acknowledge or not acknowledge, however by doing so you’re taking a stance for the stage. What issues is whether or not we are able to really convey a couple of change in Venezuela.” Veldkamp says that the important thing to such a democratic shift lies with main gamers within the area similar to Brazil and Colombia and that the European Union aligns its coverage with them.
The Venezuelan opposition chief Edmundo González himself was current through a video hyperlink in the course of the Brussels assembly and supplied a proof of the state of affairs within the South American nation. His opponent Nicolás Maduro has been president since 2013 and has now declared himself the winner with out convincing proof. Political protests for the reason that elections have already led to no less than 27 fatalities.
“After his introduction, we continued talking amongst ourselves. We’re very involved concerning the state of affairs, with increasingly more opposition members being arrested.” Based on Veldkamp, the financial tide and repression underneath Maduro have already prompted huge refugee flows lately, particularly to neighboring Colombia, but additionally to Curaçao and Aruba, which lie simply off the coast of Venezuela. In the intervening time, Veldkamp doesn’t see a big improve in migrants. “However we’re monitoring it intently and I’ve additionally been in direct contact with the prime ministers of Aruba and Curaçao about this.”
(August 29, 2024)
