Spain denies having mediated between Edmundo and the regime

The Spanish government, according to sources from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, ““has nothing to do with any document or negotiation” between Edmundo González and the Venezuelan Executive And, in fact, Minister José Manuel Albares “gave direct instructions to the ambassador not to interfere in any actions that the opposition leader might undertake.”

According to his explanations, when the opposition leader Edmundo González requested to be welcomed at the residence of the Spanish ambassador in Caracas, “He was guaranteed that he could see or carry out whatever arrangements he decided to make in relation to his situation.«.

Some explanations that the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs has given after the opposition leader assured this Wednesday that signed a document, before leaving Venezuela, presented by representatives of the government of Nicolás Maduro under the threat that if he did not do so he would have to “face the consequences”, a “coercion” that in his opinion nullifies the text.

Edmundo González said that while he was sheltered in the residence of the Spanish ambassador in Caracas, he was presented with a document that he had to sign. to obtain the safe conduct that would allow him to leave Venezuela and go into exile.

The Venezuelan opposition leader arrived in Spain on September 8 to request political asylum after denouncing fraud in the elections held in July in his country.

Political storm in Spain over Venezuela

Edmundo González’s story has sparked a new political storm in Spain over the situation in Venezuela.

The conservative opposition has accused Pedro Sánchez’s government of being “complicit” in the “coup d’état that has taken place in Venezuela” in the words of the leader of the Popular Party, Esteban González Pons, while the socialist ranks are calling for his resignation for a statement they consider “intolerable.”

Tensions between Madrid and Caracas have worsened in recent weeks, after the Spanish Congress and Senate They will urge the Executive to recognize Edmundo González as the elected president of Venezuelaa measure that has no legal significance but is a boost for the opposition presidential candidate.

In response, the Venezuelan Parliament will urge Nicolás Maduro on Thursday to “evaluate” the breaking of diplomatic and commercial relations with Spain.

Venezuela is also holding two Spaniards, accusing them of participating in an alleged plot against the Maduro government, along with four other Americans and a Czech citizen.

The Spanish Foreign Minister, José Manuel Albares, has insisted on asking his Venezuelan counterpart, Yván Gil, to confirm the identity of the two detainees, report where they are now and explain the charges under which they have been arrested, “as required by the Vienna Convention.”

Spain, in line with the European Union’s strategy, has demanded that Maduro present the minutes of the elections before recognising the victory attributed to him by Venezuelan pro-government electoral bodies.