Borrell celebrates the release of political prisoners in Venezuela
The High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs, Josep Borrell, celebrated this Monday the release of political prisoners by the government of Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela and assured that the EU will continue to demand the freedom of all those who remain imprisoned, especially those who are European citizens.
“The good news is that the authorities of Venezuela, the Maduro government, have released a significant number of political prisoners,” said the head of European diplomacy at a press conference after the meeting of foreign ministers of the community bloc. .
«None of them deserved to have been arrested, none of them deserved to have been in jail, not even a single day. But it is good news that Maduro has freed a significant number of political prisoners,” he added, later emphasizing that the EU will continue to demand the release of those who remain imprisoned“in particular that of European citizens detained on the basis of false accusations.”
Josep Borrell: “The EU remains united in its rejection of the recognition of Maduro as a democratically elected president. (…) The good news is that they have released a significant number of political prisoners”
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Borrell on the recognition of Maduro and sanctions
At their meeting, the Twenty-Seven addressed the political situation in Venezuela and They maintained their “unity” in the non-recognition of Maduro as legitimate president and democratically elected of the country, said Borrell, who has chaired, barring surprise, its last meeting of foreign ministers of the EU.
“The European Union remains united in its rejection of recognizing Maduro as a democratically elected president and therefore denying him the legitimacy that he would have if he had won the elections cleanly,” he indicated.
The head of European diplomacy added that the Twenty-seven “will continue working on reviewing the sanctions system” so that “it is not applied to the people of Venezuela but about its leaders and the government.
“We do not recognize the legitimacy of that government and we will continue supporting the people of Venezuela in their fight for their democratic rights and supporting, whenever possible, a negotiated solution to the current crisis.”
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