Josep Borrell calls for a transition in Venezuela

The High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Policy, Josep Borrell, has reiterated before the main opposition candidate for the Venezuelan Presidency, Edmundo González, the need for an inclusive dialogue with guarantees to get out of the crisis in Venezuela after the elections of the July 28.

In his first meeting since Edmundo González settled in Spain, where he has requested political asylum after fleeing Venezuela and possible arrest, Borrell underlined the EU’s support “for the democratic aspiration of the Venezuelan people.”

He took the opportunity to condemn the repression of dissent by the Nicolás Maduro regime and reiterated that the solution to the crisis requires dialogue with guarantees between the parties. “Venezuela needs inclusive dialogue with guarantees for all parties towards a democratic transition,” he indicated in a message on social networks after meeting with González at the La Toja Forum being held these days in Pontevedra.

Edmundo González, in a message on social networks, previously indicated that both spoke about the step of the Carter Center, which on Wednesday presented the electoral records to the Organization of American States, OAS.

They also discussed the “next steps in the construction of democracy” in Venezuela, where the opposition proposes that González be sworn in as president on January 10.

The minutes presented by the Carter Center support the opposition’s victory in the July 28 elections, after which the National Electoral Council proclaimed Maduro’s victory without presenting any record of the results. On Thursday, Borrell gave credibility to the action of the American observer and appreciated that the evidence presented reflects “the results that have always been indicated.” “That Nicolás Maduro did not win the elections,” Indian.