Strasbourg 17.12.2024 President Metsola presented the Sakharov Prize 2024 to Venezuela’s Edmundo González Urrutia and María Corina Machado at a ceremony on Tuesday in Strasbourg. Opening the award ceremony of the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought 2024, President Metsola said: “In their quest for justice, democracy and the rule of law, Edmundo González Urrutia…
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Venezuela: Borrell welcomes interim report
Brussels 15.08.2024 “I welcome the decision by UN Secretary-General António Guterres to make the interim report of the United Nations Panel of Experts public. The Panel was invited by Venezuela’s National Electoral Council (CNE) to assess the overall conduct of the elections within the framework of the Barbados Agreement. This timely report sheds light on…
Venezuela: EU non-recognition of elections results
Brussels 05.08.2024 “The European Union continues to follow developments in Venezuela with great concern. Reports from international election observation missions clearly state that the presidential elections on 28th July did not meet international standards of electoral integrity” reads the statement by the European top diplomat Josep Borrell on behalf of the EU on post-election developments….
EU: Venezuela envoy announced unwelcome
Brussels 25.02.2021 “On the initiative of the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, the Council today agreed that the head of the Mission of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to the European Union be declared persona non grata” the statement of the European Council reads. .@EUCouncil agreed that the ambassador…
Russia presumes US intervention in Venezuela
Moscow presumes Washington is preparing a military intervention in Venezuela, Nikolai Patrushev (pictured) the secretary of Russia’s Security Council said, quoted by Russian news agencies. Патрушев уверен, что США готовят военное вторжение в Венесуэлу:https://t.co/SUy9ZAPhPl pic.twitter.com/jZHdFutySO — ТАСС (@tass_agency) February 26, 2019 Russia had agreed to a proposal from Washington to hold consultations on Venezuela crisis, but the…
Maduro expels Colombia diplomats
Venezuela has severed relations with Colombia and has expelled all diplomats from its Embassy, President Nicolas Maduro has announced, during a rally in Caracas. BREAKING: #Venezuela cuts off diplomatic, political ties with #Colombia – #Maduro — Ruptly (@Ruptly) February 23, 2019 Maduro had earlier closed the border with Colombia as a response to attempts by the…
Guaido doesn’t exclude foreign intervention
The self-proclaimed US-backed ‘president’ of Venezuela Juan Guaido has claimed he would not rule out the possibility of ‘authorizing’ a foreign military intervention to oust President Nicolas Maduro. #UPDATE Venezuelan National Assembly president Juan Guaido told AFP he would do "everything that is necessary… to save human lives," although he acknowledged that a US intervention…
Venezuela military intervention as “option”
President Donald Trump said military intervention in Venezuela was “an option” as Western nations increase pressure on Socialist leader Nicolas Maduro to step down, while Russia in its capacity of the UN Security Council permanent member warned against “destructive meddling.” “The level of technical equipment and training of the Venezuelan army is very high today….
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